Ada BlackJack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic

Ada BlackJack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
Jennifer Niven (Author)
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Arctic

Now in paperback, the gripping and inspiring tale of a woman's survival alone in the Arctic.

In 1921, four men and one woman ventured deep into the Arctic. Two years later, only one returned.

When 23-year-old Inuit Ada Blackjack signed on as a seamstress for a top-secret Arctic expedition, her goal was simple: earn money and find a husband. But her terrifying experiences -- both in the wild and back in civilization -- comprise one of the most amazing untold adventures of the 20th century. Based on a wealth of unpublished materials, including Ada's never-before-seen diaries, bestselling author Jennifer Niven narrates this true story of an unheralded woman who became an unlikely hero.

• Rank: #284865 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-03
• Released on: 2004-11-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.20" h x 5.14" w x 8.01" l, .81 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

• paperback with picture of Ada Blackjack 431 pages

Description #1 by TextbookX.com:

Author: Niven, Jennifer ISBN-10: 078688746X

Description #2 by eBay:

format paperback title ada blackjack a true story of survival in the arctic author jennifer niven publisher hyperion books publication date nov 03 2004 pages 432 binding paperback edition reprint dimensions 5 00 wx 7 75 hx 1 00 d isbn 078688746 x subject history polar regions description an account of a young inuit woman s ordeal alone on a remote uninhabited arctic island describes the efforts of ada blackjack and her four male companions to colonize desolate wrangel island the deaths of her

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