{"product_id":"9783736805651","title":"Ned Myers (Illustrated): A Life Before the Mast","description":"Ned Myers (born 1793) was an American sailor. Born in Quebec as a British subject, Myers grew up in Halifax after being abandoned by his father. He moved to New York City at the age of eleven, cherishing the dream of becoming a sailor. Two years later, while serving aboard the merchant ship Sterling, Myers would meet James Fenimore Cooper, who would later write a biography of him. Myers rejected his status as a British subject and became an American citizen, something that would cause him trouble when he was captured by a Royal Navy warship in the summer of 1812. He was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Scourge (1812). However, Myers would live through the War of 1812, meeting with Cooper in 1843 for the authoring of his biography.","brand":"BookRix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118470709488,"sku":"9783736805651","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9783736805651_p0.jpg?v=1763674914","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9783736805651","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}