{"product_id":"voyaging-rockwell-kent-9780819564092","title":"Voyaging: Southward from the Strait of Magellan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 75th anniversary printing of the captivating story of Kent's journey to Tierra del Fuego.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRockwell Kent is one of America's most famous graphic artists. He was also an avid traveler. Kent was especially fascinated by remote Arctic lands and often stayed for extended periods of time to paint, write, and become acquainted with the local inhabitants. Between 1918 and 1935, he wrote and illustrated several popular books about his travels. Voyaging, originally published in 1924, is the engaging story of Kent's sailing voyage to Tierra del Fuego. Kent is a charming writer and keen observer of both the land and its people. The book is beautifully and generously illustrated with Kent's distinctive woodcuts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first edition was published to great critical acclaim. New Republic wrote, \"the land lives. A land where roses are as big as sun-flowers, where gales gnaw against bleak cliffs . . . At the end of the earth, there is the paradox of the dwarf and the giant.\" The Nation said, \"Kent has caught the wild beauty of this ominous region -- iron crags ringed with the froth of blown surf, wind-tortured trees, distant peaks incrusted with dazzling snow; but out of the very heart of this bewildering beauty emanates a sense of unseen presences appallingly, implacably hostile to man.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rockwell Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0819564095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819564092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.87h x 7.40w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/07\/2000 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 79 - Outstanding","brand":"Rockwell Kent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047023603967,"sku":"9780819564092","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8be22ef-dcd5-4e62-83c6-54b98f1f3eb7.jpg?v=1684987832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voyaging-rockwell-kent-9780819564092","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}