{"product_id":"opening-the-atlantic-1000-b-c-9798893411225","title":"Opening The Atlantic: 1000 B. C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eOff the coast of what will one day become England, twelve men row through angry waves, rain pelting their faces. A huge wave smashes the port side, wrenching the rowers, breaking their oars, tearing the sail and pushing the wooden boat to shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClose to land, one final, fateful wave lifts the vessel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand rolls it over the sand dunes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe men scream under the boat and then fall silent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe time: 1000 B.C.; the location is half-way up the west coast of Denmark's Jutland Peninsula, in a tiny village called Hjerting. Our story follows one villager, Sigurd Jensen, as he navigates life as a shipbuilder and sailor, painting a vivid portrait of what life may have looked like in ancient northern Europe. As the world opens up to him, he embarks on a journey of incredible twists and extraordinary adventures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893411225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Doug Drummond","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537504104629,"sku":"9798893411225","price":28.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ac4dbcc7-ecc8-4b44-a98f-8c8130ebaf63.jpg?v=1779169847","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/opening-the-atlantic-1000-b-c-9798893411225","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}