Jennifer Niven, author of The Ice Master, narrates this remarkable true story, taking full advantage of a wealth of primary sources, including Ada Blackjack's never-before-seen diaries, the unpublished journals of other major characters, and interviews with Ada's second son.
In September 1921, in search of money and a husband, she signed on as seamstress for a top-secret expedition into the unknown Arctic. Divorced, impoverished, and despondent, she had one focus in her life - to care for her sickly young son. Ada Blackjack is more than a rugged tale of a woman battling the elements to survive in the frozen north-it is the story of a hero.Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic by Jennifer NivenĪda Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the ArcticĪda Blackjack was an unlikely hero - an unskilled 23-year-old Inuit woman with no knowledge of the world outside Nome, Alaska. Jennifer Niven has created a compelling history of this remarkable woman, taking full advantage of the wealth of first-hand resources about Ada that exist, including her never-before-seen diaries, the unpublished diaries from other primary characters, and interviews with Ada's surviving son.
Only on one occasion-after charges were published falsely accusing her of causing the death of one her companions-did she speak up for herself. But whatever stories the press turned out came from the imaginations of reporters: Ada Blackjack refused to speak to anyone about her horrific two years in the Arctic. Following her triumphant return to civilization, the international press proclaimed her the female Robinson Crusoe. 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. Two years later, Ada Blackjack emerged as the sole survivor of this ambitious polar expedition.
In September 1921, four young men and Ada Blackjack, a diminutive twenty-five-year-old Eskimo woman, ventured deep into the Arctic in a secret attempt to colonize desolate Wrangel Island for Great Britain.
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