Marooned in the Arctic : the true story of Ada Blackjack, the "female Robinson Crusoe"
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Caravantes, Peggy, 1935-
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016].
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LC Subjects
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.
Blackjack, Ada, -- 1898-1983.
Inuit women -- Biography.
Women explorers -- Arctic regions -- Biography.
Wrangel Island (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration.
Bisac Subjects
Juvenile Nonfiction / Adventure & Adventurers.
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage.
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical.
Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
Other Subjects
Arctic regions. -- Discovery and exploration.
Blackjack, Ada, -- 1898-1983.
Inuit women -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Women explorers.
Wrangel Island (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration.

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Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2016].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English

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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.
Target Audience
7-9,Baker & Taylor

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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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