02400cam a2200313 4500 1823000298 TxAuBib 20241217120000.0 ||||||s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781490621074 1490621075 31a889d2-01ef-461e-9e44-6baec4245b7b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2224774 OverDrive (Product ID) 5006582 TxAuBib Murphy, Brian. 81 Days Below Zero [Libby] : The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness. Recorded Books, Inc., 2015. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 239MB. Biography & Autobiography. History. Military. Nonfiction. 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. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-12-16 20:00:03. Ferrone, Richard. Vlahou, Toula. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=31a889d2-01ef-461e-9e44-6baec4245b7b&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)