{"product_id":"9781513261379","title":"The Ship, the Priest, and the Captain: The Long Search for the Legendary Kad'yak","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe true story about a shipwreck discovery, exciting explorations, broken alliances, and returning a lost piece of Alaskan history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its sinking in 1860 from crashing into a rock while transporting a cargo of ice, the \u003ci\u003eKad’yak\u003c\/i\u003e ship remained submerged and faded in Alaska’s memory, covered by legends and rumors around an experienced but perhaps rusty sea captain, a broken promise to a priest, and an ominous sign of the cross. It wasn’t until 143 years later that the \u003ci\u003eKad’yak\u003c\/i\u003e was found. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this memoir, scientist Bradley Stevens tells all about the incredible discovery and recovery of the ship—deciphering the sea captain’s muddled notes, digging through libraries and other scientists’ notes, boating over and around the wreck site in circles—as well as the tumultuous aftermath of bringing the \u003ci\u003eKad’yak\u003c\/i\u003e ’s story to the public—from the formed collaborations to torn partnerships to the legal battles. An important part of Alaska’s history told from Stevens’s modern-day sea expedition, \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Kad’yak\u003c\/i\u003e reveals Alaska’s oldest shipwreck discovered and its continuing story today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049647882480,"sku":"9781513261379","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781513261379_p0.jpg?v=1763725900","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781513261379","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}