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ISBN: 9798200116430
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ISBN: 9798200116454
| Runtime: | 12.19 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
In October 1934, the Chinese Communist Army found itself facing annihilation, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Nationalist soldiers. Rather than surrender, 86,000 Communists embarked on an epic flight to safety. Only thirty were women. Their trek would eventually cover 4,000 miles over 370 days. Under enemy fire they crossed highland swamps, climbed Tibetan peaks, scrambled over chain bridges, and trudged through the sands of the western deserts. Fewer than 10,000 of them survived, but remarkably all of the women lived to tell the tale.Unbound is an amazing story of love, friendship, and survival written by a new master of adventure narrative.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Fascinating…King, the bestselling author of Skeletons on the Zahara, has done brilliant work bringing the march to life with a plethora of vivid, well-researched details…Unbound
is an authoritative account of the Long March, but its evocations of
the marchers’ experiences will linger long after the historical details
slip from readers’ memories.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Unbound recounts the amazing journey that 30 women and 86,000
men took in an effort to escape Chaing Kai-shek’s advancing
soldiers…Threading the narratives of the women’s individual stories,
women’s place in China at the time, and the progress of the March with
an overall picture of modern Chinese history, King gives readers a
unique look at a turning point for [China].” —Houston Press
“A terrific feminist story and a significant document of this incredible human feat.” —Kirkus Reviews
[An] energetic book. —Library Journal
Author
Author Bio: Dean King
Dean King is an award-winning author of ten nonfiction books. His writing has appeared in Garden & Gun, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, New York magazine, and the New York Times, among others. He is the chief storyteller in two History Channel documentaries and a producer of its series Hatfields & McCoys: White Lightning. He is an internationally known speaker, having appeared on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, ABC’s World News Tonight, PBS’s American Experience, and at TEDx. For more info, visit DeanHKing.com.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography & Autobiography |
| Runtime: | 12.19 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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