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Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic

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Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the ArcticFrom the author of The Ice Master comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six months alone on a desolate, uninhabited Arctic island In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25 year old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition.

From the author of The Ice Master comes the remarkable true story of a young Inuit woman who survived six months alone on a desolate, uninhabited Arctic island

In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition. This young, unskilled woman--who had headed to the Arctic in search of money and a husband--conquered the seemingly unconquerable north and survived all alone after her male companions had perished.

Following her triumphant return to civilization, the international press proclaimed her the female Robinson Crusoe. But whatever stories the press turned out came from the imaginations of reporters: Ada Blackjack refused to speak to anyone about her horrific two years in the Arctic. Only on one occasion--after charges were published falsely accusing her of causing the death of one her companions--did she speak up for herself.

Jennifer Niven has created an absorbing, compelling history of this remarkable woman, taking full advantage of the wealth of first-hand resources about Ada that exist, including her never-before-seen diaries, the unpublished diaries from other primary characters, and interviews with Ada's surviving son. Ada Blackjack is more than a rugged tale of a woman battling the elements to survive in the frozen north--it is the story of a hero.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Hachette Books
Published: 11/12/2003
ISBN: 9780786868636
Pages: 431
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.60w x 1.34d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2003 pg. 1165
Publishers Weekly 09/22/2003 pg. 94
Booklist 10/15/2003 pg. 381
Library Journal 11/01/2003 pg. 90
Quill & Quire 11/01/2003 pg. 28
Booksense '76 Jan/Feb 2004 01/01/2004 pg. 1
Booklist 09/15/2004 pg. 204
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