Jennifer Niven
Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
- ISBN 13:
- 9780786868636
- author:
- Jennifer Niven
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Hyperion Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 431
- Dimensions:
- 24.08 x 16.76 x 3.4 centimetres
- Genre:
- Biography, Adventurers & Explorers, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
Survival in the Arctic is a remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who defied the odds to emerge as the sole survivor of a disastrous polar expedition. In 1921, Ada Blackjack, a 25-year-old Eskimo woman, embarked on a perilous journey to Wrangel Island with four young men, seeking fortune and a husband. Two years later, she returned alone, having outlived her companions in the harsh Arctic environment.
Jennifer Niven's absorbing history of Ada Blackjack is based on extensive first-hand resources, including her never-before-seen diaries and unpublished diaries from other primary characters. This is a story of survival, but also of a hero who refused to be defined by the stories of others.
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