A line of driftwood : the Ada Blackjack story
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
Brooklyn, New York : Turtle Point Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
123 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Oliver La Farge - Adult
811.54 Gla
1 available

Description

Loading Description...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Copies

LocationCall NumberNoteStatus
Oliver La Farge - Adult811.54 GlaPaperbackOn Shelf

Extras

More Details

Published
Brooklyn, New York : Turtle Point Press, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
UPC
40030804014

Notes

General Note
"Joan Books"--Cover.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"In September 1921, a young Inupiat woman named Ada Blackjack traveled to Wrangel Island, 200 miles off the Arctic Coast of Siberia, as a cook and seamstress, along with four professional explorers. The expedition did not go as planned. When a rescue ship finally broke through the ice two years later, she was the only survivor. Diane Glancy discovered Blackjack's diary in the Dartmouth archives and created a new narrative based on the historical record and her vision of this woman's extraordinary life. She tells the story of a woman facing danger, loss, and unimaginable hardship, yet surviving against the odds where four "experts" could not. Beyond the expedition, the story examines Blackjack's childhood experiences at an Indian residential school, her struggles as a mother and wife, and the faith that enabled her to survive alone on a remote island in the Arctic Sea. Glancy's creative telling of this heroic tale is a high mark in her award-winning hybrid investigations of suffering, identity, and Native American history"--,Provided by publisher.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.