{"product_id":"the-navigator-of-new-york-9781400031092","title":"The Navigator of New York","description":"\u003cb\u003eNominated for the Giller Prize and the Governor Generals Award for fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDevlin Stead grows up a lonely orphan in late 19th century Newfoundland. When he begins receiving letters from the esteemed but mysterious explorer Dr. Frederick Cook, they entirely change his understanding of who he is and what he might become. Invited by Dr. Cook to become his apprentice, Dev eagerly heads for New York City, where he is introduced into society and joins his mentor in epic attempts to reach the North Pole before Cook's archrival Robert Edwin Peary. When Dev is thrust into international controversy, he must master a series of revelations about his family that will determine his fate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In spellbinding prose, the author of the acclaimed \u003cb\u003eColony of Unrequited Dreams\u003c\/b\u003e recreates the romance, the politics and the peril of the legendary race for the North Pole. Brilliantly rooted in history, \u003cb\u003eThe Navigator of New York\u003c\/b\u003e is a fascinating exploration of the quest for discovery, and how it is remembered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400031092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.22w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/19\/2003 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2004 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e80132 \/ Navigator of New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 29\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wayne Johnston","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44775952974005,"sku":"9781400031092","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cedc169b-ca17-4f7c-aef6-9ffc10e25324.jpg?v=1730821495","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-navigator-of-new-york-9781400031092","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}