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The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

by Slavomir Rawicz

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ISBN13: 9781558216846
ISBN10: 1558216847
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In 1941, the author and a small group of fellow prisoners escaped a Soviet labor camp. Their march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India is a remarkable statement about man's desire to be free.With a new Afterword by the author, and the author's Foreword to the Polish edition, this new edition of The Long Walk is destined to outrank its classic status. (6 X 9, 256 pages, map)"One of the epic treks of the human race. Shackleton, Franklin, Amundsen...history is filled with people who have crossed immense distances and survived despite horrific odds. None of them, however, has achieved the extraordinary feat Rawicz has recorded. He and his companions crossed an entire continent--the Siberian arctic, the Gobi desert and then the Himalayas--with nothing but an ax, a knife, and a week's worth of food...His account is so filled with despair and suffering it is almost unreadable. But it must be read--and re-read."--Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm"The Long Walk is a book that I absolutely could not put down and one that I will never forget..."--Stephen Ambrose

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In 1941, the author and a small group of fellow prisoners escape from a Soviet labor camp.

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The harrowing true tale of escaped Soviet prisoners¿ desperate march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India.

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I first read this book in high school in the 70's and I have never forgotten it. I recently purchased my own copy and re-read it with just as much interest as my first time. It is a "can't put down" book which tells of the author's escape from prison camp and his long walk to freedom. The "long walk" is an understatement as it was thousands of miles through blizzards, deserts, and everything conceivable in between. The writing style is simple and honest, and you too will not be able to stop reading until you reach the ending.
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ISBN:
9781558216846
Subtitle:
The True Story of a Trek to Freedom
Afterword:
Rawicz, Slavomir
Foreword:
Downing, Ronald
Author:
Rawicz, Slavomir
Afterword:
Rawicz, Slavomir
Foreword:
Downing, Ronald
Author:
Downing, Ronald
Publisher:
The Lyons Press
Subject:
Inspirational
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Military - World War II
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Adventure
Subject:
Military
Subject:
Siberia (russia)
Subject:
Prisoners of war
Subject:
Inspirational - General
Subject:
General History
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Edition Number:
First edition
Publication Date:
19971201
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8.64x6.10x.60 in. .77 lbs.

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