{"product_id":"blockade-runners","title":"Blockade Runners","description":"\u003cp\u003eJules Verne is the author of many classic, world-famous novels such as \u003cem\u003eAround the World in 80 Days\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJourney to the Centre of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e. In this brand-new translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Blockade Runners\u003c\/em\u003e, Verne moves seamlessly between Scotland and the southern states of the US during the American Civil War. With the southern harbours effectively sealed by the North, Scottish industrialist James Playfair must run a daring Federalist blockade of a Charleston harbour in an effort to trade supplies for cotton and to rescue a young girl''s father, held prisoner by the Confederates. As the blockade grows tighter, will Playfair risk all to save the man, or will he head back to Scotland in safety with his hold full of precious cotton? \u003cem\u003eThe Blockade Runners\u003c\/em\u003e is a translation of \u003cem\u003eLes Forceurs de Blocus\u003c\/em\u003e (1871). As a novella, it was originally included along with \u003cem\u003eA Floating City\u003c\/em\u003e in the first English and French editions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317153079678,"sku":"NW9781905222209","price":8.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781905222209.jpg?v=1778720967","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/blockade-runners","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}