{"product_id":"9781937333393","title":"Dearest Minnie, a Sailor's Story: Travel with Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet 1907-1909","description":"\u003cp\u003eDearest Minnie is a strong narrative-driven creative history which brings to light a typical sailor’s life on the \"USS Virginia\" during Teddy Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet cruise of sixteen battleships around the world in 1907-1909. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story chronicles not only the cruise itself, but the social and political climate of that time in each port where the ships re-coaled. The story is told through picture postcards vividly portraying this world event sent from a sailor to his sweetheart that lead to a proposal of marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtensive research, the colored postcards and the actual words written by the sailor creates a fresh approach to history. This book is a book that will appeal to those who have an interest in American history, military history, postcard collecting, geopolitical interest, and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir journey is over, but now, a more important one begins. I hope you will join me in launching their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Steps Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051810963696,"sku":"9781937333393","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937333393_p0.jpg?v=1763660133","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937333393","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}