Description

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Although survival is often taken for granted - something every human strives to achieve on a daily basis - it is just this everyday imperative that makes for the most exciting stories. Great American Survival Stories offers fifteen of these gripping tales of determination, strength of mind, perseverance, and fortitude, and includes tales by Jack London, Stephen Crane, Owen Chase, Henry David Thoreau, and many others.

About the Author

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Lamar Underwood is the former editor-in-chief of Sports Afield and Outdoor Life magazines. He is author of the novel, On Dangerous Ground, Doubleday, 1989, and is editor of several anthologies for Lyons Press. These include, Greatest Fishing Stories Ever Told, Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told, Into the Backing, Greatest Adventure Stories Ever Told, and several others