{"product_id":"resolute-by-martin-sandler-9781454960218","title":"Resolute","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew know that the president's desk in the Oval Office plays a part in one of the world's most extraordinary sagas; in \u003cem\u003eResolute\u003c\/em\u003e, noted historian Martin Sandler brings the story to light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Sir John Franklin and his ships disappeared in the Arctic while seeking the Northwest Passage, 39 rescue missions were launched, including one by the \u003cem\u003eResolute\u003c\/em\u003e, the Royal Navy's finest vessel. In 1854, it became locked in the ice and was abandoned. A year later, a Connecticut whaling ship discovered it drifting 1,200 miles away, a 600-ton ghost ship. The whalers boarded the \u003cem\u003eResolute\u003c\/em\u003e and steered it through a ferocious hurricane back to Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe US government re-outfitted the ship and returned it to Queen Victoria, who, in 1879, had its best timbers made into a desk for President Rutherford B. Hayes—a desk still in use today. Rare photographs, paintings, engravings, and maps illustrate the book throughout. This edition is updated with a new chapter on the discovery of Franklin's ships, the HMS \u003cem\u003eErebus\u003c\/em\u003e and the HMS \u003cem\u003eTerror\u003c\/em\u003e, in 2014 and 2016 in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis legendary maritime epic is perfect for fans of David Grann's \u003cem\u003eThe Wager\u003c\/em\u003e and Hampton Sides's \u003cem\u003eThe Wide Wide Sea\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47427532194028,"sku":"9781454960218","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781454960218.jpg?v=1774767458","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/resolute-by-martin-sandler-9781454960218","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}