{"product_id":"the-eskimo-and-the-oil-man-the-battle-at-the-top-of-the-world-for-americas-future-9781455525249","title":"The Eskimo and The Oil Man: The Battle at the Top of the World for America's Future","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Arctic century is upon us. A great jockeying for power and influence has erupted among nations in the high north. At stake are trillions of dollars in profit or loss  US security  geopolitical influence and the fate of a fragile environment as well as the regions traditional people. As the ice melts and oil companies venture north  the polar regions may become the next Panama Canal  the next Arabian Peninsula-places on earth that remain relatively unknown in one century and become pivotal in the next. Now Shell oil plans to sink exploratory wells in the pristine waters off the North Slope of Alaska-a site that the company believes contains three times as much oil as the Gulf of Mexico.  The Eskimo and the Oil Man tells this story through the eyes of two men  one an Iupiat Eskimo leader on Alaskas North Slope  the other the head of Shell Oils Alaska venture. Their saga is set against the background of an undersea land rush in the Arctic  with Russian bombers appearing off Alaskas coast  and rapid changes in ice that put millions of sea mammals at risk. The mens decisions will affect the daily lives of all Americans  in their cities and towns and also in their pocketbooks. The story begins as a fight and ends with a surprise.  In the spirit of Thomas L. Friedmans Hot  Flat  and Crowded  bestselling author Bob Reiss traveled in Americas High North over three years and spent time with scientists  diplomats  military planners  Eskimo whale hunters and officials at the highest levels of the government. He traveled to remote villages and sailed on a US icebreaker.  The Eskimo and the Oil Man reflects the issues dividing every American community wrestling with the balance between energy use and environmental protection  our love of cheap gas and the romance of pristine wilderness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67600540368949,"sku":"ByrdShop_1455525243","price":28.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781455525249.jpg?v=1790974353","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-eskimo-and-the-oil-man-the-battle-at-the-top-of-the-world-for-americas-future-9781455525249","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}