Best of
Survival

1976

When Hell Was in Session


Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. - 1976
    Navy was shot down during a combat mission over North Vietnam. A prisoner of war for seven and a half years, Denton provided the first direct evidence of torture by the North Vietnamese, blinking in Morse code the word torture during a televised interview before and after which he was tortured. Denton's unshakable faith in God and country sustained him through year of solitary confinement, beatings, starvation and terror. The first edition of When Hell Was In Session sold over 100,000 copies; this special 25th anniversary edition will inspire a whole new generation of readers.

The Year-Long Day: One Man's Arctic


A.E. Maxwell - 1976
    

The Golden Venture


Jane Flory - 1976
    Determined to accompany her father to the California gold fields, a young girl stows away in one of the westward bound wagons and finds herself involved in an adventure that requires all her wits and emotional resources.

The Last Nine Minutes: The Story Of Flight 981


Moira Johnston - 1976
    The epic story of the Paris Air Crash--the largest, most controversial single airline disaster in history.Illustrated.