{"product_id":"aloha-wanderwell-takes-the-wheel-9798897409426","title":"Aloha Wanderwell Takes the Wheel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the 1920s and 1930s, Aloha Wanderwell drove Model Ts across five continents, winning fame as the most traveled woman in the world. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old Idris Hall ran away from her boarding achool in 1924, changed her name, and joined the daring around-the-world expedition of charismatic Walter \"Cap\" Wanderwell, beginning a decade-long adventure that would take her across five continents behind the wheel of a Model T, in an era where roads were often no more than grooves in the dirt, and few if any people had seen a car or a European face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was Aloha Wanderwell? How did she find the determination and courage to survive threats like stampeding elephants in Africa, a blizzard obliterating the road in Ukraine, and armed militants in China? Who was Walter Wanderwell? Rogue, philanderer, con man, and perhaps a German spy-he was all of this, as well as the love of Aloha's life. Through the grit of their travel and the giddy heights of their international fame, Aloha grows from a starstruck teen to a woman confident of everything except the man who cannot love her the way she needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAloha Wanderwell Takes the Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e is a richly imagined exploration of Aloha's inner and outer world, told against the backdrop of one of the great adventure stories of its time, and the murder that brought it to a catastrophic end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Corona\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sibylline Digital First\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798897409426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorona, Laurel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Laurel Corona is the author of The Four Seasons and The Mapmaker's Daughter, among other works of fiction and non-fiction. After retiring as a professor of Humanities at San Diego City College, she now travels the world as a lecturer for several luxury cruise lines. She has received numerous awards for her writing, including a Christopher Medal and the Theodor Geisel Award for Book of the Year at the San Diego Book Awards. A native of Southern California, she now lives in Victoria, British Columbia.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Laurel Corona \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397124534429,"sku":"9798897409426","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4ab2fd6e-5a24-427b-aff9-05ac3065ab45.jpg?v=1781073685","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/aloha-wanderwell-takes-the-wheel-9798897409426","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}