{"product_id":"high-peaks-paperback","title":"High Peaks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eHigh Peaks\u003c\/i\u003e is a set of selected memoirs which will appeal to all who seek joy and adventure in living.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930541359327,"sku":"9780813160375","price":34.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/76OHBo72dQ9780813160375.webp?v=1791276739","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/high-peaks-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}