Great Escapes The Stories Behind 50 Remarkable Journeys to Freedom

Name: Great Escapes The Stories Behind 50 Remarkable Journeys to Freedom
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ISBN: 9781554075065

ISBN-10: 1554075068

ISBN-13: 9781554075065

Edition: 2009

Authors: Scott Christianson

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Firefly Books, Limited
Publication date: 9/25/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.684

Scott Christiansonis a writer, investigative reporter, and historian. He is the author of several acclaimed books, includingWith Liberty for Some: 500 Years of Imprisonment in America, winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Distinguished Honors and a Choice Outstanding Book Award. His bookCondemned: Inside the Sing Sing Death Housewas the subject of feature stories in theVillage Voice, the New York Times, The Nation,and on the History Channel.



Introduction



Nature


Unforgettable stories of escape from some of Nature's excesses, as memorable characters battle on land, sea and ice: Shackleton's disastrous expedition to Antarctica, a failed balloon crossing, trapped mountaineers, victims of a raging tsunami, an awakening volcano and a hungry great white shark.



Kidnappers


Whether kidnapped by terrorists, a pedophile or an deranged serial killer, the victims must wait for the right moment to escape: seven dramatic stories, from the Entebbe hostage rescue to a terrified victim's effort to avoid becoming Jeffrey Dahmer's next sacrifice.



Regimes


Eight inspiring tales of remarkable individuals who refused to succumb to an oppressive regime: American runaway slaves, Aboriginal girls fleeing through the bush, the Dalai Lama evading the Chinese; desperate attempts to escape from Jonestown, Burundi genocide and Cambodia's killing fields; and a bold plan to overfly the Iron Curtain.



Prison and the Law


Amazing break-outs from some of the world's "escape-proof" prisons and the enduring mystery surrounding the most sensational unsolved airline hijacking from the 1970s.



Man-made Disasters


Some surprising things can happen when resourceful and courageous human beings find themselves caught up in an unthinkable disaster: from trapped submariners and astronauts stranded in space, to victims of a capsized ferry and a flaming dirigible, to office workers and rescuers trying to escape the collapsing towers of the World Trade Center and one of the most incredible airliner crashes; a split-second can separate the lucky from the doomed.



World War II


The Second World War claimed millions of lives, but amid the carnage and horror, some would-be victims manage to survive despite insurmountable odds: prisoners who escaped from Siberia, Auschwitz, and assorted prison camps; and fighters who just won't countenance the fact that, for them, the war is over.



Modern Warfare


Shot-down pilots, trapped commandos and a civilian hostage in Iraq, these four accounts of great escapes from modern warfare offer a happy ending for what otherwise might have been another little-noted tragedy.


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