Author: Niven, Jennifer,
Title: Ada Blackjack: a true story of survival in the Arctic.
Description: NY, Hyperion, (2003). 1st ed 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Ada, poor & with a son to care for, signs on in 1921 as a seamstress for a top-secret expedition into the unknown Arctic. Viljalmur Stefansson sent four young men and Ada into the far North to colonize desolate uninhabited Wrangel Island. When winter set in, they were forced to ration their provisions. Three of the men made a desperate attempt to seek help, Ada was left to care for the fourth who was too sick to travel. Ada made a miraculous return and was hailed as the female Robinson Crusoe.

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