{"product_id":"9780676975338","title":"Navigator of New York, The","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Navigator of  New York \u003c\/i\u003eis set against the background of the tumultuous rivalry between Lieutenant  Peary and Dr. Cook to get to the North Pole at the beginning of the 20th century.  It is also the story of a young man’s quest for his origins, from St. John’s, Newfoundland,  to the bustling streets of New York, and the remotest regions of the Arctic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Wayne Johnston has harnessed  the scope, energy and inventiveness of the nineteenth century novel and encapsulated  it in the haunting and eloquent voice of his hero. His descriptions of place, whether  of the frozen Arctic wastes or the superabundant and teeming New York, have extraordinary  physicality and conviction, recreating a time when the wide world seemed to be there  for the taking. An extraordinary achievement that seamlessly weaves fact and fabrication,  it continues the masterful reinvention of the historical novel Wayne Johnston began  with \u003ci\u003eThe Colony of Unrequited Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Johnston, Wayne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback B102","offer_id":67606886777012,"sku":"9780676975338","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5072\/8116\/files\/BNCImageAPI_4584f3a2-18b9-4155-908b-0b73d6c104e5.jpg?v=1793227766","url":"https:\/\/runningthegoat.com\/products\/9780676975338","provider":"Running the Goat Books \u0026 Broadsides","version":"1.0","type":"link"}