Incredible Survival Stories (eBook)

Tales of Death-Defying Treks across the Globe

Graham Moore (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
328 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-1382-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Scale the worlds highest peaks, plunge to the depths of the ocean, wade through the dense jungles of the Amazon, and cross every terrain in between in Incredible Survival Stories. Featuring more than a dozen firsthand accounts from celebrated explorers and adventurers, this collection includes some of the most perilous accounts of man versus nature ever to be penned. Prepare to be amazed, as within these pages youll: Join Theodore Roosevelts standoff with an African lion Descend to the depths of the deepest cavern with Norbert Casteret Battle a sandstorm in the Gobi Desert with Sven Hedin Discover uncharted American territory with Lewis and Clark Follow Ernest Shackletons perilous Antarctic voyage Soar through the skies with Charles Lindbergh And tag along on more than a dozen more adventures!With more than three dozen photographs and illustrations that help bring these astounding tales to life, Incredible Survival Stories is a must-have for every armchair adventurer and aspiring explorer.

Autor

Jay Cassell is an editorial director at Skyhorse Publishing. He has written for Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Outdoor Life, Petersen’s Hunting, Time, and many other publications and has published more than ten books. He lives in Katonah, New York.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.1.2017
• Vorwort: Veronica Alvarado
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: abandoned cabin • Air Force • alaskan bush • alaskan life • Alaskan wilderness • army air • B-24 • Below Zero • Benton • books on boundary waters • books on brother sidneys books on indian mothers • books on rescue teams • boundary waters • Brian • brother sidney • brother sydney • Brown Family • cold weather • crane • crash sites • david survives • Dogsled • donn • eagle scout • Fairbanks • Fendler • frozen wilderness • galena • God bless • God's protection • Griffith • harrowing tale • hike • hikers • Hiking • Huntington • indian mother • interior alaska • Jimmy • Katahdin • ladd • Leon • life adventure • live thru • maine children • man's struggle • matches • med student • minnesota wilderness • Murphy • northern minnesota • north woods • ontario wilderness • ordeal • Outdoors • outdoorsmen • outdoorsy • Pilot • plane crash • plane crashed boy scouts • Portage • Rasmussen • recovery efforts • Rescue operations • Rescuers • rescue teams • rough stone • school classic • sled • stay hydrated • Stephens • survival lessons • Survival Story • true adventure • valuable lessons • wild alaskan • wilderness survival • Wilds • Yukon • zero degrees
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-1382-4 / 1510713824
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-1382-6 / 9781510713826