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This extraordinary collection offers an unsurpassed chronicle of human endurance, resourcefulness, courage, and luck -- in the most perilous circumstances and against the greatest odds. From the depths of the oceans to the highest mountaintops, on every continent, and even in outer space, here are more than twenty riveting stories by explorers, mountaineers, sailors, pioneers, adventurers, and ordinary people who faced mortal peril ... and lived to tell about it. Fiction cannot rival these true accounts, all of which have been selected for the quality of their writing as well as for their inherent drama. Ranging from the time of the conquistadors to the present day, the pieces are almost all written by eyewitnesses and participants -- including John McCain, who endured agonizing torture in a North Vietnamese POW prison; James Lovell, who commanded Apollo 13 during its harrowing return from an aborted lunar mission; and Antoine de Saint-Exupery, who cheated death after crashing his plane in the Libyan desert. <p> Skillfully edited by John Letterman, whose introductions to each piece provide background and historical context, these memorable stories allow us to experience firsthand t

Author

John B. Letterman

Publisher

Simon & Schuster, Incorporated

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780743245470

Subjects

Medical, Anthropology, Historical Fiction

Rating

3 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14