{"product_id":"the-great-eastern","title":"The Great Eastern","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003erom the shipyards of London to the ports of New York, from the undersea abyss to the halls of empire,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Eastern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sweeping tale of invention, rebellion, and the war between creation and destruction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA vast iron ship. Two legendary captains. A battle for the soul of an age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the mid-nineteenth century, the world stood on the brink of transformation. Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the audacious engineer, dares to build the largest vessel ever conceived--the Great Eastern, a ship so immense it might stitch continents together with telegraphic wire. But beneath the waves lurks Captain Nemo, haunted genius of the submarine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNautilus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, sworn enemy of empire and progress alike. When Nemo discovers Brunel's plans, he vows to destroy both the ship and the world it represents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInto this collision of titans steps another ghost of literature and legend: Captain Ahab, dragged from his watery grave, driven by obsession and vengeance, and drawn inexorably into the struggle between Brunel's vision and Nemo's rage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt once a thrilling sea adventure and a subversive reimagining of classic myth, Howard A. Rodman's audacious novel resurrects larger-than-life characters to tell a story that is as strange and wondrous as the century that gave birth to them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51263206752541,"sku":"9781644285541","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/The_Great_Eastern.jpg?v=1780579298","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/the-great-eastern","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}