About this title: This recounting of a 1912 disaster tells how a crew of a Russian ship survived on provisions for over a year and a half while frozen in the Siberian Arctic and how, almost without hope, some of the crew decided to try to make it across land. Only two survived.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679783619ISBN:067978361X
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Description: Good. 2000, Hardcover. Used-Good Hall Street Books Proudly ships all books from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours M-F. 100% Money-Back Guarantee and No-Worry return policy. read more
Edition: First Modern Library Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo-over 7 3/4"-9 3/4" Tall 0679641009 Used. read more
Edition: 2nd
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Age Books, N. Y.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: Cover Art. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The hard cover and the jacket has very light shelf wear.................We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by. read more
Description: EX-LIBRARY-GOOD CONDITION IN GOOD DUST JACKET-Hard Cover- Modern Library 2000-Scan sent upon request-Usual Library Marks-NO UNDERLINING OR NOTATIONS IN BOOK-Saint Anna ship- Sound Tight Copy-Binding and Hinges are very sound-Mylar dust jacket protector-205 pages-Small format 5x8-inches-0679641009-Kara Sea-Franz Josef Land- read more
Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Modern Library Exploration. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780679783619ISBN:067978361X
Description: Very Good + Very Good Plus or Near Fine condition, no creases in spine, no slant, tight clean unmarked copy, expanded edition, 243 pages, intro by David Roberts. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: Near Fine. Near Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Edition: First Edition /First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: Fine in Like New jacket. 4 3/4 x 7 3/4. Fine first printing has name written on title page, otherwise like new. Jacket is fine and unclipped. 205 pgs. read more
Edition: First English Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, NY
Date Published: c. 2000
Description: Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Name embossed on half-title, else Binding, DJ and Contents are almost like new.; Gray cloth, bright gold lettering. Map endpapers. Index. 5p maps. 2p b/w photos. TRUE ADVENTURE. In 1912, Valerian Albanov set sail from Alexandrovsk (Murmansk) as second in command on the good ship SAINT ANNA, bound for Vladivostok, 7, 000 miles away, across treacherous Arctic waters. His ship was trapped in the frozen Kara Sea. Eighteen months later, with supplies running ... read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 12mo-over 6"-8" Tall. First printing of this newer reprint edition cloth hard cover with dust jacket, FINE/FINE. Crisp, tight, unmarked. Dust jacket in new mylar cover. xx, 205pp., maps, mapped endpapers, preface by Jon Krakauer, introduction by David Roberts. read more
Description: Fine. 0679641009 Modern Library hardcover w/dj, 2000, 1st printing, cloth bound, No marks or defects...Fine/Fine (like new)...Not a RUINED remainder or ex-lib JUNK. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York, 2000.
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: 12 mo., hardcover, fine, as new, in fine blue and white pictorial dj. Giftable. In 1912, Valerian Albanov set sail from Alexandrovsk (Murmansk) as second in command on the good ship "Saint Anna" bound for Vladivostok, 7, 000 miles away, across treacherous Arctic waters. His ship was trapped in the frozen Kara Sea. Eighteen months later, with supplies running perilously low and his vessel more firmly locked in the ice than ever, Albanov abandoned ship and led thirteen men southward in a ... read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780679641001ISBN:0679641009
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 240 p. Contains: Illustrations. Modern Library Exploration. Audience: General/trade. Modern Library edition in new condition. read more
"Gripping account of a Russian ship trapped in the Arctic ice in the early 20th century. The epilogue adds a great (and true) twist to the entire book. Simply written, but enjoyable."
"Incredible story, especially because the author actually had the presence of mind to keep a diary through all of the hardship. One of the best "man vs. elements" books I have read, up there with "Perfect Storm" and better than "Into Thin Air.""
""In the Land of White Death" is the (nonfiction) diary account of Officer Albanov as he struggles for survival across the arctic ocean in hopes of finding land. On August 28, 1912 the Saint Anna with a crew of 23 set sail from the port of Alexandrovsk on a hunting expedition that was expected to end in Vladivostok. By October 15, the ship became lock in the arctic ice sheet and drifted ever northward. The crew survived two brutal winters inboard despite running out of fuel and having limited supplies. On April 10, 1914 Valerian Albanov along with several of his crewmen left the Saint Anna in hope of making the 235 miles journey back to land. They travel across the arctic ice on foot using homemade kayaks and sleds to transport their few supplies. The crew fights through near constant subzero temps, malnutrition, glaciers, walruses, northward ice flows and dense fog all while using an incomplete hand drawn map to navigate across an ever changing terrain. At one point Albanov writes about constructing kayaks in -36F without gloves. Another time he explains how his crew is without sleeping bags so they use the hides of reindeer. However, the hides only cover up half of their body, so they need to choose which half would be cold for the night.
Overall the book is stunning. In addition to being a great story the writing style is very engrossing, which makes the 190 pages go by exceptionally fast."
"An engrossing first-hand account of a trek across the Arctic wilderness in a quest for survival. In this translation of Albanov's journal kept throughout his ordeal, Albanov describes, in great detail, the trials he and his followers faced while trekking towards safety. Despite knowing the ending before opening the book, it was easy to be held captive by his writing, waiting to see what happens next. While Albanov comes off as a smidge arrogant, it's hard to find fault with that--he managed to get himself and one other man to safety after countless near-death experiences...I think he earned that arrogance.
I did find myself speed reading through small sections here and there. You can only read so much about walking on ice and shooting seals and polar bears before it becomes a bit monotonous.
The publishers do a fantastic job of adding historical context to the journal in the prologue and epilogue, particularly in including excerpts of the journal of Albanov's fellow survivor. It definitely helps to round out the tale. The one thing I would have liked to have seen was more about what the two did after finding safety. There was a bit in the epilogue, but I longed for more.
The only other thing to say about this book is that I am certainly not cut out for polar expedition. Shocking revelation, I know!"
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