{"product_id":"renatus-kayak-a-labrador-inuk-an-american-gi-and-a-secret-world-war-ii-weather-station-9781775081500","title":"Renatus' Kayak: A Labrador Inuk, an American G.I. and a Secret World War II Weather Station","description":"\u003cp\u003eWoody Belsheim had one question when he gave his niece, Rozanne Enerson Junker, a miniature sealskin kayak made for him in 1944 by Inuit hunter Renatus Tuglavina: Would it be possible for you to find out what happened to Renatus...and to his daughter, Harriot?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWoody had seldom spoken about his World War II service when he and six other G.I.s manned a secret American weather station in Hebron, Labrador. But sixty-five years later, and nearing the end of his life, he hoped to find out what had become of the Inuit family who had transformed what could have been a year of painful isolation into an year of unimaginable adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing the kayak as a spirit guide, Junker travelled thousands of miles across Canada, the United States and England. Each step along the way, stunning discoveries presented themselves: the existence of a weather station lost to time, Renatus' larger than life footprint on Labrador history, and his and Harriot's tragic destinies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRenatus' Kayak\u003c\/em\u003e is a true detective story that delves into military history, Inuit culture, wartime politics and a star-crossed love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polar Horizons Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781775081500\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d","brand":"Rozanne Enerson Junker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42547840909493,"sku":"9781775081500","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_6dd62e9a-4ed8-4ef6-ab5f-f9e03e44451a.jpg?v=1670337957","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/renatus-kayak-a-labrador-inuk-an-american-gi-and-a-secret-world-war-ii-weather-station-9781775081500","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}