{"product_id":"9781775081517","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 a 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","brand":"Polar Horizons Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170418606320,"sku":"9781775081517","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781775081517_p0.jpg?v=1763710953","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781775081517","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}