| The Sea Runners Contributor(s): Doig, Ivan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156031027 ISBN-13: 9780156031028 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $14.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: In this timeless survival story, four indentured servants escape their Russian Alaska work camp in a stolen canoe, only to face a harrowing journey down the Pacific Northwest coast. Battling unrelenting high seas and fierce weather from New Archangel, Alaska, to Astoria, Oregon, the men struggle to avoid hostile Tlingit Indians, to fend off starvation and exhaustion, and to endure their own doubt and distrust. Based on an actual incident in 1853, "The Sea Runners" is a spare and awe-inspiring tale of the human quest for freedom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005037024 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this timeless survival story, four indentured servants escape their Russian Alaska work camp in a stolen canoe, only to face a harrowing journey down the Pacific Northwest coast. Battling unrelenting high seas and fierce weather from New Archangel, Alaska, to Astoria, Oregon, the men struggle to avoid hostile Tlingit Indians, to fend off starvation and exhaustion, and to endure their own doubt and distrust. Based on an actual incident in 1853, The Sea Runners is a spare and awe-inspiring tale of the human quest for freedom. |
Contributor Bio(s): Doig, Ivan: - Ivan Doig (1939-2015) was born in Montana and grew up along the Rocky Mountain Front, the dramatic landscape that has inspired much of his writing. A recipient of a lifetime Distinguished Achievement Award from the Western Literature Association, he is the author of fifteen novels and four works of nonfiction. |