Enrich Your Travels with Longitude
We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.
Ada Blackjack
by Jennifer Niven
- BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
- 2004
- PAPER
- 384 PAGES
E-MAIL
PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION
This engrossing book tells of a failed 1921 mission to colonize Wrangel Island that left four men dead and Ada Blackjack, a young Inuit seamstress, alone in the arctic wilderness for six months. Only recently has the full story come to light, and this is the definitive account, drawn from Ada's diary and testimony, along with other historical documents and interviews. A sequel of sorts to Niven's Ice Master, the tale of another ill-fated expedition lead by Vilhjalmur Steffanson.
Longitude provides recommended reading for travelers in partnership with the leading tour operators and travel programs for hundreds of destinations worldwide. We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.