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. Twenty of them chose to stay aboard thirteen began the trek of them all, only two survived. 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. For nearly a year and a half, they struggled to stay alive. "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.
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