{"product_id":"9780813160375","title":"High Peaks","description":"\u003cp\u003eRarely is one allowed such an intimate glimpse into the \"high peaks\" of a life so extraordinary and exciting as that of C. V. Whitney.\n\u003cbr\u003eScion of a distinguished family of great wealth, \"Sonny\" Whitney early displayed the zest for life and the adventurous spirit which have led him into a varied array of achievements remarkable even for the Whitney clan. A pilot in World War I and an AAF officer in World War II who was involved in such events as Iwo Jima and El Alamein, Whitney later, as assistant secretary of the air force, played a crucial role in ending the Berlin blockade. A sportsman with an absorbing love of the outdoors, Whitney has been a member of the Yale crew, captain of an international championship polo team, a hunter of note, and a Thoroughbred breeder whose stable has been a leading money winner.\n\u003cbr\u003eAn interest in art inherited from his mother has led Whitney to help develop and support galleries and museums such as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Wyoming; his involvement in the entertainment world gave him a significant part in the production of the motion picture \"Gone with the Wind.\" His other activities range from work as a \"mucker\" in a mine to ventures in finance, founding of the first ocean aquarium, Marineland, and world travel with enough adventures to fill another book.\n\u003cbr\u003e High Peaks is a set of selected memoirs which will appeal to all who seek joy and adventure in living.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48686014529771,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":36.62,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780813160375-1.jpg?v=1781640919","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9780813160375","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}