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In 1921, four men and one Eskimo woman went on an expedition to the remote and desolate Wrangell Island, under the direction of the explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who was determined to prove his theory (but only via others) that the Arctic was not a dangerous place and living off the land would be easy. What was expected to be a six month stint instead turned into two years, and when another vessel, captained by Harold Noice, was finally able to make it back island, they found Ada Blackjack as the lone survivor of the expedition.

Niven does a good job of telling the story, gleaned from the diaries of the four, as well as various newspaper articles and interviews with relatives. While it was a fascinating tale, once Ada is back in civilization the story gets a bit tedious at times, but also quite infuriating as Stefansson and Noice war with each other, both trying to exploit the story to their own financial gain and to the detriment of the reputations of the expedition members.

I enjoyed seeing the pictures at the end of the book, they were actually big enough to see clearly, unlike other Kindle ebooks I've seen.

My rating is actually 3.5, but I'm rounding down.