Lost in Shangri-la a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II / Mitchell Zuckoff.
Describes the 1945 odyssey of three plane crash survivors in New Guinea who endured a harrowing journey through the jungle to seek help, their encounter with a primitive tribe who had never seen white people, and their eventual rescue by a band of paratroopers.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062065049
- ISBN: 0062065041
- Physical Description: xi, 545 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: 1st HarperLuxe edition, larger print
- Publisher: New York : HarperLuxe, [2011].
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Harper, ©2011.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 542-545) and index.
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- Subject:
- United States. Army Air Forces > Search and rescue operations.
World War, 1939-1945 > Missing in action > New Guinea.
Survival > New Guinea.
Aircraft accidents > New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations > New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 > Search and rescue operations > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
Anthropology > New Guinea.
Prehistoric peoples > New Guinea.
Shipwreck survival > New Guinea.
Survival at sea > New Guinea.
Airplane crash survival > New Guinea.
Rescue work > New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Statesville Main Library | L.P. 940.548 ZUC (Text) | 33114016457723 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
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