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Four Against the Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World
Four Against the Arctic Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World
Author: David Roberts
When David Roberts came across a reference to four Russian sailors who had survived for six years on a barren Arctic island, he was incredulous. An expert on the literature of adventure, Roberts had never heard the story and doubted its veracity. His quest to find the true story turned into a near-obsession that culminated with his own journey t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743224314
ISBN-10: 0743224310
Publication Date: 11/1/2003
Pages: 320
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2.9 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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This is the kind of book I love to read in the coldest part of winter. I saved this for just that season.
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reviewed Four Against the Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World on + 3352 more book reviews
The brief history of the sailors who were shipwrecked in the arctic in the 1700s is used as a basis to describe the authors adventure in researching the history.
reviewed Four Against the Arctic: Shipwrecked for Six Years at the Top of the World on + 496 more book reviews
Interesting story, but the author spends too much time talking about getting the research and very little about the actual event. But since it happened so long ago there was not much of an account given for him to go on.


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