{"product_id":"oil-and-ice-a-story-of-arctic-disaster-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-americas-last-whaling-dynasty-9780143118367","title":"Oil and Ice: A Story of Arctic Disaster and the Rise and Fall of America's Last Whaling Dynasty","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Peter Nichols has crafted a terrifyingly relevant historical narrative...A terrific read.\" \u003cbr\u003e -Nathaniel Philbrick, author of \u003ci\u003eIn The Heart of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1871, America's last fleet of whaling ships was destroyed in an arctic ice storm. Miraculously, 1,218 men, women and children survived, but the disaster was catastrophic at home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eOil and Ice\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of one fateful whaling season that illuminates the unprecedented rise and devastating fall of America's first oil economy, and the fate of today's petroleum industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Nichols\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.92h x 5.34w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143118367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e, in addition to his sailing adventures, has worked in the film business as a screenwriter, propmaker, and ship-wrangler. He lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42992707895411,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2a2f07f9-0138-45be-84ce-52f8c0eda832.jpg?v=1744715315","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/oil-and-ice-a-story-of-arctic-disaster-and-the-rise-and-fall-of-americas-last-whaling-dynasty-9780143118367","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}