{"product_id":"9781490674131","title":"81 Days Below Zero: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness","description":"The untold story of Leon Crane, the only surviving crew member of a World War II B-24 crash on a remote mountain near the Arctic Circle, who managed to stay alive 81 days in sub-zero temperature by making peace with nature, and end his ordeal by walking along a river to safety. Part World War II story, part Alaskan adventure story, part survival story, and even part inspirational story, this is what we call \" a good read.\" This is the first full length retelling of Crane' s incredible survivalist story. It has been noted in magazines and in story collections over the years: most notably, just after the war ended, Crane' s story was included in a book aptly titled, The 100 Best True Stories of World War II , and in the 1970s, the story was a part of John McPhee' s hot-selling collection of Alaskan survival tales, Coming into the Country. The author suggests that we think Jon Krakauer' s Into the Wild \" meets\" Alfred Lansing' s Endurance . I would suggest that we also think Dick Proenneke' s Alone in the Wilderness \" meets\" Slavomir Rawicz' s The Long Walk . These meetings can go on and on; but there are some very impressive WWII survival stories that have become bestselling books-- even with previously \" untold\" and \" unknown\" stories, like Crane' s.","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056117891312,"sku":"9781490674131","price":27.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781490674131_p0.jpg?v=1763656437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781490674131","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}