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The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Rawicz, Slavomir is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom about?
Slavomir Rawicz was a young Polish cavalry officer. On 19 November 1939 he was arrested by the Russians and after brutal interrogation he was sentenced to 25 years in the Gulags. After a 3-month journey to Siberia in the depths of winter he escaped with 6 companions, realising that to stay in the camp meant almost certain death. In June 1941 they crossed the trans-Siberian railway and headed south, climbing into Tibet and freedom 9 months later in March 1942 after travelling on foot through some of the harshest regions in the world, including the Gobi Desert. First published in 1956, this is one of the world's greatest true stories of adventure, survival and escape.
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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Rawicz, Slavomir
- Publisher
- Constable & Robinson
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.18 / 5 (375 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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