{"product_id":"the-impossible-rescue-the-true-story-of-an-amazing-arctic-adventure","title":"The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe dead of an Arctic winter. Whaling ships full of men  stranded in ice. Follow three rescuers in a race against time  and all odds  in this heartpounding true adventure.  In 1897  whaling in the Arctic waters off Alaskas coast was as dangerous as it was lucrative. And in that particular year  winter blasted early  bringing storms and ice packs that caught eight American whale ships and three hundred sailors off guard. Their ships locked in ice  with no means of escape  the whalers had limited provisions on board  and little hope of surviving until warmer temperatures arrived many months later. Here is the incredible story of three men sent by President McKinley to rescue them. The mission? A perilous trek over 1 500 miles of nearly impassable Alaskan terrain  in the bone-chilling months of winter  to secure two herds of reindeer (for food) and find a way to guide them to the whalers before they starve. With the help of photographs and journal entries by one of the rescuers  Martin W. Sandler takes us on every step of their riveting journey  facing raging blizzards  killing cold  injured sled dogs  and setbacks to test the strongest of wills. Back matter includes an epilogue  further information  a time line  source notes  a bibliography  and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945441882165,"sku":"ByrdShop_0763650803","price":29.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780763650803.jpg?v=1769889175","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-impossible-rescue-the-true-story-of-an-amazing-arctic-adventure","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}