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Author Caravantes, Peggy, 1935- author.

Title Marooned in the Arctic : the true story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe" / Peggy Caravantes.

Publication Info. Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2016.

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Teen  TEEN 92 BLACKJACK    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Children's Department  J B BLACKJACK    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Teen  YA B BLACKJACK    Check Shelf
Edition First edition
Description x, 194 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Series Women of action
Summary "In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia for Great Britain. With the men was a young Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack, who had signed on as cook and seamstress to earn money to care for her sick son. Conditions soon turned dire for the team when they were unable to kill enough game to survive. Three of the men tried to cross the frozen Chukchi Sea for help but were never seen again, leaving Ada with one remaining team member who soon died of scurvy. Determined to be reunited with her son, Ada learned to survive alone in the icy world by trapping foxes, catching seals, and avoiding polar bears. After she was finally rescued in August 1923, after two years total on the island, Ada became a celebrity, with newspapers calling her a real "female Robinson Crusoe." The first young adult book about Blackjack's remarkable story, Marooned in the Arctic includes sidebars on relevant topics of interest to teens, such as the uses of cats on ships, the phenomenon known as Arctic hysteria, and aspects of Inuit culture and beliefs. With excerpts from diaries, letters, and telegrams; historic photos; a map; source notes; and a bibliography; this is an indispensable resource for any young adventure lover, classroom, or library"-- Provided by publisher.
"In 1921, four men ventured into the Arctic for a top-secret expedition: an attempt to claim uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia for Canada. With the men was a young Inuit woman named Ada Blackjack, who had signed on as cook and seamstress to earn money to care for her sick son. Conditions soon turned dire for the team when they were unable to kill enough game to survive. Three of the men tried to cross the frozen Chukchi Sea for help but were never seen again, leaving Ada with one remaining team member who soon died of scurvy. Determined to be reunited with her son, Ada learned to survive alone in the icy world by trapping foxes, catching seals, and avoiding polar bears. After she was finally rescued in August 1923, after two years total on the island, Ada became a celebrity, with newspapers calling her a real "female Robinson Crusoe.""-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Blackjack, Ada, 1898-1983 -- Juvenile literature.
Inuit women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women explorers -- Arctic regions -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Wrangel Island (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Women.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Historical.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Adventure & Adventurers.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Cultural Heritage.
Blackjack, Ada, 1898-1983. (OCoLC)fst00494189
Discoveries in geography. (OCoLC)fst00894950
Inuit women. (OCoLC)fst00977936
Arctic Regions. (OCoLC)fst01240227
Russia (Federation) -- Wrangel Island. (OCoLC)fst01240611
Blackjack, Ada, 1898-1983.
Inuit women -- Biography.
Women explorers.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.
Wrangel Island (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration.
Women explorers. (OCoLC)fst01177666
Women -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
ISBN 9781613730980 (hardback)
1613730985 (hardback)
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