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1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 42 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Richard Ferrone. |
| Summary |
The untold story of Leon Crane, the only surviving crew member of a World War II B-24 crash on a remote mountain near the Arctic Circle, who managed to stay alive 81 days in sub-zero temperature by making peace with nature, and end his ordeal by walking along a river to safety. Part World War II story, part Alaskan adventure story, part survival story, and even part inspirational story, this is what we call " a good read." This is the first full length retelling of Crane' s incredible survivalist story. It has been noted in magazines and in story collections over the years: most notably, just after the war ended, Crane' s story was included in a book aptly titled, The 100 Best True Stories of World War II , and in the 1970s, the story was a part of John McPhee' s hot-selling collection of Alaskan survival tales, Coming into the Country. The author suggests that we think Jon Krakauer' s Into the Wild " meets" Alfred Lansing' s Endurance . I would suggest that we also think Dick Proenneke' s Alone in the Wilderness " meets" Slavomir Rawicz' s The Long Walk . These meetings can go on and on; but there are some very impressive WWII survival stories that have become bestselling books-- even with previously " untold" and " unknown" stories, like Crane' s. |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Crane, Leon, 1919-2002.
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Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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Airplane crash survival -- Alaska.
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Wilderness survival -- Alaska.
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B-24 (Bomber) -- Accidents -- Alaska.
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Aeronautics, Military -- Accidents -- Alaska.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Alaska.
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| Added Author |
Vlahou, Toula.
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Ferrone, Richard. Narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Eighty one days below zero |
| ISBN |
9781490621074 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1490621075 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13523479 |
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