In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian ArcticRandom House Publishing Group, 4 sept 2001 - 288 páginas “One helluva read.”—Newsweek • “Gripping.”—Outside • “Spellbinding.”—Associated Press • “Powerful.”—New York In 1912, the Saint Anna, a Russian exploration vessel in search of fertile hunting grounds, was frozen into the polar ice cap, trapping her crew aboard. For nearly a year and a half, they struggled to stay alive. As all hope of rescue faded, they realized their best chance of survival might be to set out on foot, across hundreds of miles of desolate ice, with their lifeboats dragged behind them on sledges, in hope of reaching safety. Twenty of them chose to stay aboard; thirteen began the trek; of them all, only two survived. Originally published in Russia in 1917, In the Land of White Death was translated into English for the first time by the Modern Library to widespread critical acclaim. As well as recounting Albanov’s vivid, first-person account of his ninety-day ordeal over 235 miles of frozen sea, this expanded paperback edition contains three newly discovered photographs and an extensive new Epilogue by David Roberts based on the never-before-published diary of Albanov’s only fellow survivor, Alexander Konrad. As gripping as Albanov’s own tale, the Epilogue sheds new light on the tragic events of 1912–1914, brings to life many of those who perished (including the infamous captain Brusilov and nurse Zhdanko, the only woman on board), and, inadvertently, reveals one new piece of information—about the identity of the traitors who left Albanov for dead—that is absolutely shocking. “Poetic.”—The Washington Post • “A lost masterpiece.”—Booklist • “A jewel of polar literature.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer • “Vivid . . . [a work of] terrifying beauty.”—The Boston Globe |
Índice
LEFT THE SAINT ANNA 3922 | 3 |
PREPARATIONS FOR THE SLEDGE EXPEDITION | 9 |
LAST DAY ON BOARD THE SAINT ANNA | 22 |
OVER THE POLAR ICE PACK | 32 |
DEATH OF SAILOR BAYEV | 51 |
DRIFTING SOUTHWARD | 65 |
LAND HO | 86 |
ALEXANDRA LAND | 106 |
THE FATEFUL JOURNEY TO CAPE FLORA | 119 |
CAPE FLORA JACKSON AND ZIEGLERS CAMP | 143 |
PREPARING TO WINTER OVER AT CAPE FLORA | 155 |
SHIP AHOY | 168 |
LEAVING FRANZ JOSEF LAND | 177 |
Epilogue to the Modern Library Paperback Edition | 191 |
Acknowledgments | 228 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todo
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic Valerian Albanov Vista previa restringida - 2001 |
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic Valerian Ivanovich Alʹbanov Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
In the Land of White Death: An Epic Story of Survival in the Siberian Arctic Valerian Ivanovich Alʹbanov Vista de fragmentos - 2000 |
Términos y frases comunes
Albanov Alexandra Land Alexandrovsk Arctic Arhireyev Arkhangel'sk Bayev Bell Island big cabin biscuits board the Saint Brusilov cabin camp Cape Flora Cape Grant captain coast companions comrades crew drifting eiders entry expedition explorer eyes Franz Josef Land frozen fuel glacier haul head hope horizon hunting ice floe ice pack Jon Krakauer journey June Kara Sea kayaks Konrad Konrad's diary Land of White latitude legs Lunayev malitsi managed meat morning Nansen nautical miles navigator night Nilsen Northbrook Island Novaya Zemlya o'clock once open water pack ice paddle polar bear polynya quickly reach land Regald rifle route Rudolf Island Russian sail sailors Saint Anna Saint Foka seal Sedov seemed ship ship's shore shot Shpakovsky sight ski pole sledges and kayaks snow soon supplies Svalbard teammates tent Today walruses warm weather White Death wind winter Zhdanko