{"product_id":"they-married-adventure-the-wandering-lives-of-martin-and-osa-johnson","title":"They Married Adventure: The Wandering Lives of Martin and Osa Johnson","description":"Martin and Osa Johnson thrilled American audiences of the 1920s and 30s with their remarkable movies of far-away places  exotic peoples  and the dramatic spectacle of African wildlife. Their own lives were as exciting as the movies they made--sailing through the South Sea Islands  dodging big game at African waterholes  flying small planes over the veldt  taking millionaires on safari. Osa Johnsons ghostwritten autobiography  I Married Adventure  became a national bestseller. The 1939 film version was billed as the story of World Explorations First Lady  whose indomitable daring would be stayed by neither snarling lion nor crouching leopard  tropic tempest nor savage tribesman! Heroes to millions  Osa and Martin seemed to embody glamor  daring  and the all-American ideal of self-reliance. Probing beneath the glamor of the Johnsons public image  Pascal and Eleanor Imperato explore the more human side of the couples lives--and ways the Johnsons shaped  for better and for worse  Americas vision of Africa. Drawing on many years of research  access to a wealth of letters and archives  interviews with many who worked closely with the Johnsons  and their own deep knowledge of Africa  the authors present a fascinating and intimate portrait of this intrepid couple.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44923655782453,"sku":"ByrdShop_081351858X","price":47.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_081351858X_b2d8812d-8f8d-4fae-b004-74c168338d77.jpg?v=1768647114","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/they-married-adventure-the-wandering-lives-of-martin-and-osa-johnson","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}