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On this episode of Our American Stories, when Charles Burrall 'retired' early from his teaching gig and hitchhiked out West in search of adventure, he never expected he'd sail as close as he did to Siberia...or, for that matter, a Soviet gulag. Here's Charles to tell his story of adventure, how the fishing boat he was on sparked an international incident on a T-shirt run, and the courage he found to share his faith. His book is Captured by the Russians: A True Story


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On this episode of Our American Stories, when Charles Burrall 'retired' early from his teaching gig and hitchhiked out West in search of adventure, he never expected he'd sail as close as he did to Siberia...or, for that matter, a Soviet gulag. Here's Charles to tell his story of adventure, how the fishing boat he was on sparked an international incident on a T-shirt run, and the courage he found to share his faith. His book is <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FCAPTURED-RUSSIANS-Story-Charles-Burrall-dp-0578641917%2Fdp%2F0578641917%2Fref%3Ddp_ob_title_bk&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Cb619e847f8104659ec3608dcbd534687%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638593412566304588%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jmd9Wh6MoFZY1k5usdxR3S2sjeylqvMJ6HyWv7mjxfc%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0">Captured by the Russians: A True Story</a>
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From Sea....to a Siberian Gulag: A Listener Recounts Being Captured by The Soviets

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