River of No Reprieve: Descending Siberia's Waterway of Exile, Death, and Destiny

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.

Author: Jeffrey Tayler
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Published: 09/13/2007
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.56w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780618919840
ISBN10: 0618919848
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- Travel | Asia | General
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | Russia