{"product_id":"great-loop-escape-paperback","title":"Great Loop Escape - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLock up the house. Buy a boat 2,000 miles away. Travel America's Great Loop.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat could go wrong?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the pandemic closed the world, Glen and Julie went looking for a way out. With ocean crossings already behind them, they traded their mountain home for Stardust, a boat waiting 2,000 miles away, and set off on America's Great Loop-a 6,000-mile ribbon of rivers, canals, lakes, and Intracoastal Waterway winding through the eastern United States like a secret the country had been keeping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome aboard as they wrestle churning currents inside locks where one wrong move means fiberglass meets concrete. Travel with them from the sparkling waters of the Florida Keys into the murky Dismal Swamp, up the Hudson River, and through the Erie Canal. Watch the Great Lakes turn from glass to gale in the space of an hour, then follow Stardust south from Chicago into the powerful currents, enormous locks, and intimidating barge traffic of America's inland rivers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, mechanical failures refuse to wait for convenient harbors, carefully made plans unravel, and the closed Canadian border forces a decision that changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough it all, strangers become friends, small towns become favorites, and a couple with eight years at sea behind them discovers just how much there is still to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Loop promised an escape. What it delivered was far more than they ever imagined.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49988935155867,"sku":"9781732918474","price":25.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/Gj0SN7XIfE9781732918474.webp?v=1793336264","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/great-loop-escape-paperback","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}