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Ada Blackjack the sole Wrangel survivor diary of patient suffering
An eroding diary style narrative chronicles Ada Blackjack the Eskimo girl as she endures scurvy blizzard hunger and endless isolation on Wrangel Island. Her entries detail hunting by rifle and shotgun tending Knight nursing defending a camp and awaiting rescue with faith in God and a hope for future return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Blackjack
Enie
Layne Knight
Sahat
Io Eléan Oth
Yen
Krtrht
Miek
Binele
Jack
Rita
Bennett
Jude
Tom Less
Oto
Tita
Bennest
Bool Ig
Dens & Lomal
Sky
Ada
Jane
Reese
Hit
Donaldson
Nieht
A. Wall
Wrangeyl
Isiaad
Gorimg
Jeans
Drituwood
Ske
Jesus
God Hiser
Crawford
Galle
Maurer
Nome
Alaska
Wich
England
Japan
Knight
Avory
Noice
Wrangel Island
E. Lorne Knight
Robinson Crusoes
Adam Blackjack
Lorne Knight