Fast-paced yet descriptive, Albanov's prose skillfully depicts the Siberian arctic so the reader can envision his plight.
This is a particularly surprising turn, considering the quality of Albanov's writing. Although the book was originally published in Russian in 1917, and subsequently translated into French and German, this is its first translation into English.
A friend convinced him to publish the harrowing account of how he survived. After the Russian ship became frozen in the polar ice cap, Albanov led 13 members of his ship's crew across the ice and back to civilization. Between 19, as navigator aboard the doomed Santa Anna, Albanov completed one of the most amazing journeys in the history of Arctic exploration.
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