{"product_id":"the-explorer-king-adventure-science-and-the-great-diamond-hoax-clarence-king-in-the-old-west-paperback","title":"The Explorer King: Adventure, Science, and the Great Diamond Hoax Clarence King in the Old West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1800s, the young Clarence King was an icon of the new America: a man of adventure and intellect, a flash-in-the-pan celebrity who combined science and exploration with romanticism and charm. Robert Wilson's biography, \u003ci\u003eThe Explorer King\u003c\/i\u003e, vividly depicts King's daredevil feats including his journey to the highest peak of the Sierra Nevada, and uncovers the reasons for the shocking decline he suffered after his days on the American frontier. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough King's own rollicking tales, some true, some embroidered, of scaling previously unclimbed mountain peaks, of surviving a monster blizzard near Yosemite, of escaping ambush and capture by Indians, of being chased on horseback for two days by angry bandits, Robert Wilson offers a powerful combination of adventure, history, and nature writing, he also provides the bigger picture of the West at this time. Ultimately, King himself would come to symbolize the collision of science and business, one of the sources of his downfall. Fascinating and extensive, \u003ci\u003eThe Explorer King\u003c\/i\u003e movingly portrays the America of the nineteenth century and the man who--for better or worse--typified the soul of the era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of the \u003ci\u003eScholar\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eBarnum: An American Life\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47372163547321,"sku":"9781593761615","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/BtEKiLxRLJ9781593761615.webp?v=1780692457","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/the-explorer-king-adventure-science-and-the-great-diamond-hoax-clarence-king-in-the-old-west-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}