Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
by Niven, Jennifer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0786868635
- ISBN 13
- 9780786868636
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Hyperion. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0786868635 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, front free endpaper removed ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 431 pages; "In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive 25-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition. This young, unskilled woman--who had headed to the Arctic in search of money and a husband--conquered the seemingly unconquerable north and survived all alone after her male companions had perished." .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21501
- Title
- Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
- Author
- Niven, Jennifer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0786868635
- ISBN 13
- 9780786868636
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- 0786868635, Exploration, Inuit, eskimo, wrangell island, Arctic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration; Native studies; NORTH;
Terms of Sale
Ainsworth Books
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About the Seller
Ainsworth Books
Biblio member since 2003
Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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