River of no reprieve
descending Siberia's waterway of exile, death, and destiny
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Word Count
57,500 words, Guess
Page Count
230 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3408813M
- ISBN-139780618539093
- ISBN-100618539093
- OCLC Control Number61362156
- OCLC Control Numberriverofnorepriev00tayl
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2005024728
- LibraryThing372281
- Goodreads413037
Classifications
- DDC915.704/86
- LCCDK756.2 .T39 2006
Description
In a custom-built boat, Jeffrey Tayler traveled some 2,400 miles down the Lena River, from near Lake Baikal to high above the Arctic Circle, re-creating a journey first made by Cossack forces more than three hundred years ago. He was searching for primeval beauty and a respite from the corruption, violence, and self-destructive urges that typify modern Russian culture. His only companion on this hellish journey detests all humanity, including Tayler. Vadim, Tayler's guide, is a burly Soviet army veteran whose superb skills Tayler needs to survive. As the two navigate roiling white water in howling storms, they eschew lifejackets because the frigid water would kill them before they could swim to shore. Though Tayler has trekked by camel through the Sahara and canoed down the Congo during the revolt against Mobutu, he has never felt as threatened as he does on this trip.
First Sentence
THE PLANE WAS HALF EMPTY, the air inside muggy and rank, redolent of sweat and latrines.
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Topics
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Other Editions
- River of no reprieve: descending Siberia's waterway of exile, death, and destiny
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