Four Against the Arctic, David Roberts
Four Against the Arctic, David Roberts
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Four Against the Arctic

Author: David Roberts

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Unabridged: 21 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/25/2005


Synopsis

First it is the tale of four men who, in 1743, were marooned in the Arctic for six years with supplies for only one day, and secondly, it is a contemporary authors search to retrace their steps and discover the truth.

About David Roberts

David Roberts (1943-2021) was the author of dozens of books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in National Geographic, National Geographic Adventure, and the Atlantic Monthly.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rebecca on November 10, 2008

If you were to go by the title and the summary on the back of the book, you would believe that you were getting this great long story about the four people who lived on an Arctic island for six years. Now that would have been a great book! But what we get instead is the tale of Roberts' search for i......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 10, 2021

This book is not about "four against the arctic". It is about the authors mostly failed attempt to gather information on the 4 Pomori hunters that lived 6 years in the arctic after being stranded on a remote island. A title and description of a book couldn't be more misleading. Not what I wanted. If......more

Goodreads review by Websterdavid3 on February 24, 2022

Good try by a good nature writer. This is not one of Dave Roberts' better books. The story of the 4 sailors shipwrecked can't be told. And the story about Dave as an enquiring writer is only modestly interesting.......more

Goodreads review by Jonathan on February 27, 2009

This book talks about four Russians of Pomori decent and their marooning on an island off of the coast of Svalbard(very Northern Europe). The group only had two days worth of supplies, but three of them managed to live for more than six years, before their eventual rescue in 1749. The Svalbard area......more

Goodreads review by Audrey on December 09, 2015

It was okay. However the title is wrong, it should be more accurately named: My Experience Researching the Russian Shipwreck of 1743 and other stories. I wish it had truly been a book devoted to the men who lived on Edgeøya for 6 years.......more