| In the Land of White Death: an Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic (Modern Library Exploration) | 
 enlarge | Author: Valerian Ivanovich Albanov
Creators: Linda Dubosson, David Roberts, Jon Krakauer, Alison Anderson
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 761017
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 0679641009
Dewey Decimal Number: 919.804
EAN: 9780679641001
ASIN: 0679641009
Publication Date: October 2000
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a gripping yarn March 20, 2004
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
In the land of white death chronicles the escape of Valerian Albanov from his icebound ship (the saint anna) his trek across the frozen wastes of siberia, recreated from his journal his writing style translates very well into english with none of the mood or struggle lost.
Set around the time of Shackleton the similaraties are unmistakable (although shackleton had an altogeter happier ending), a must read for any adventure fan, at the end of the day if Albanov had been British he would have been up there with with Sott Shacklton and co, as one of the great polar journeys ever told.
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