{"product_id":"9781504057707","title":"Journey to the Bottomless Pit: The Story of Stephen Bishop \u0026 Mammoth Cave","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMitchell, Elizabeth; Alder, Kelynn Z.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOpen Road Distribution\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“A fascinating story.” —LeVar Burton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling adventures of a slave who became known worldwide for his explorations of Mammoth Cave.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you toured Mammoth Cave in Kentucky in the year 1838, you would have been led by candlelight through dark, winding tunnels to the edge of a terrifying bottomless pit. Your guide would have been seventeen-year-old Stephen Bishop, an African American slave who became known around the world for his knowledge of Mammoth Cave. \u003cp\u003eBishop needed bravery, intelligence, and curiosity to explore the vast cavern. Using only a lantern, rope, and other basic caving equipment, he found a way to cross the bottomless pit and discover many more miles of incredible grottoes and tunnels. For the rest of his life he guided visitors through the cave, showing them how to stoop, bend, and crawl through passageways that were sometimes far from the traditional tour route.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on the narratives of those who toured the cave with him, \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Bottomless Pit\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book for young readers ever written about Stephen Bishop. \u003ci\u003eNew to this edition:\u003c\/i\u003e A free teacher’s guide to this book, as well as an interview with current-day Mammoth Cave guide Jerry Bransford, great-great-grandson of Stephen Bishop’s fellow guide, Mat Bransford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Road Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46609614700799,"sku":"9781504057707","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_97b4d1ac-5d7c-4a22-b57e-7e6df476eff3.jpg?v=1739852806","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781504057707","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}