Marooned in the Arctic : the true story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe"
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Author
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781613730980 (hardback), 1613730985 (hardback)
Physical Desc
x, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781613730980 (hardback), 1613730985 (hardback)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-188) and index.
Description
Details the story of a young Inuit woman who, in 1921, learned to survive alone on isolated Wrangel Island by trapping foxes, catching seals, and avoiding polar bears, and who became a celebrity after finally being rescued two years later.
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography | B BLACKJACK | Available |
| Hunterdon North County Branch - Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography | B BLACKJACK | Available |
| Wharton Library - Teen/YA Nonfiction | YA 910.92 CAR | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Blackjack, Ada, -- 1898-1983 -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women explorers -- Arctic regions -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Wrangel Island (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Blackjack, Ada, -- 1898-1983 -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women explorers -- Arctic regions -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Wrangel Island (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Caravantes, P. (2016). Marooned in the Arctic: the true story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe" (First edition.). Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Caravantes, Peggy, 1935-. 2016. Marooned in the Arctic: The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe". Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Caravantes, Peggy, 1935-. Marooned in the Arctic: The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe" Chicago Review Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Caravantes, Peggy. Marooned in the Arctic: The True Story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe" First edition., Chicago Review Press, 2016.
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