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China's Long March

6,000 Miles of Danger

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China's Long March

By: Jean Fritz
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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From award-winning children's author Jean Fritz comes the incredible true account of the Long March, a 6,000-mile journey across China

In 1986, Jean Fritz went to China and talked to survivors of the Long March. It is from their recollections and her own broad, personal knowledge of Chinese history that Fritz has written one of the most compelling accounts of the incredible 6,000-mile journey across China made by the Communist Army in 1934 and 1935.

Fritz takes us on the route of the 60-mile-long First Front Army, the unit of Mao Zedong that wound its way through a terrain so perilous it was often more threatening than their battles with the enemy. The fear of a young soldier on Old Mountain afraid to go to sleep in case he might roll over and fall off the cliff is real to us; the drama and devastation that reduced the Red Army to 20,000 men and women are immediate. And when the army crosses the thundering Dadu River on the threadbare remains of a bridge, we cross our fingers and hope to make it, too.

Skillfully placing events within the context of history, Fritz allows us to view them with the perspective of time, and, as she shares the memories of those she talked with, she brings humanness and intimacy to the participants and their unforgettable journey.

©1988 Jean Fritz (P)2014 Blackstone Audio
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This book seemed to take a liberal interpretation of history. It felt less like facts and more like propaganda.

Loose with the facts

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Good book and well written. So happy to find a copy on audible. Well read.

China’s Long March

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I did not listen to the entire book because I felt like it glorified the communist party of China.

Disappointing outlook

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Chinese propaganda; couldn’t finish it. It’s unfortunate that this is “free” and you’d have to pay for the historically accurate truth of this portion of history.

Unfortunate but not surprising.

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