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Ada Blackjack : a true story of survival in the Arctic

Ada Blackjack : a true story of survival in the Arctic

Niven, Jennifer, author.
Book 2003

Recounts the efforts of a young Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack and her four male companions to colonize a remote, desolate Arctic island, the deaths of her associates, her struggle to survive, and her return to civilization.

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Arctic regions Discovery and exploration
Blackjack, Ada, 1898-1983
Inuit women Biography
Women explorers Arctic regions Biography
Wrangel Island (Russia) Discovery and exploration
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ISBN:
9780786868636 (hardcover)
9780786868636
0786868635
Edition:
First edition
Description:
viii, 431 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN:
2003050826
Control Number:
108511
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