Description: Further DetailsTitle: Society of the SnowCondition: NewRelease Date: 08/29/2024Format: PaperbackSubtitle: The Definitive Account of the World’s Greatest Survival StoryISBN-10: 1408716399EAN: 9781408716397ISBN: 9781408716397Publisher: ConstableDescription: It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F571 crash directly into the Andean mountains to devastating consequences: the body of the plane broke violently into two, its floor torn to smithereens; seats flew out of the air taking passengers with them. In the weeks that followed, the remaining people who were on board - the society of the snow - emerged to fight a dire, gruelling battle for survival.Waiting for a rescue team that didn't arrive, the survivors became fewer and fewer in numbers. Stranded alone on a glacier, they had to face brutal temperatures, lethal avalanches and the loss of friends and family with no access to supplies, food or water. In order to survive, they had to do the unthinkable . . . It wasn't until seventy-two days later that they were able to reach safety.Alarmingly gritty, moving and powerfully told, journalist Pablo Vierci recounts the unsettling stories of the sixteen survivors in intimate detail. Drawing on exclusive interviews, Society of the Snow delves into the tragedy of the crash and how it radically redefined the rest of the survivors' lives. Ultimately, however, the book is a touching testament to the strength of faith, friendship, and the resilience of the human spirit.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 198mmItem Length: 126mmItem Width: 22mmAuthor: Pablo Vierci, Jennie EriksonTranslator: Jennie EriksonContributor: Jennie Erikson (Translated by)Genre: BiographyItem Weight: 320gType: Countries & RegionsRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Release Date: 08/29/2024
Release Year: 2024
Publication Name: Society of the Snow
Title: Society of the Snow
Subtitle: The Definitive Account of the World’s Greatest Survival Story
ISBN-10: 1408716399
EAN: 9781408716397
ISBN: 9781408716397
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Translator: Jennie Erikson
Contributor: Jennie Erikson (Translated by)
Item Weight: 320g
Type: Countries & Regions
Book Title: Society of the Snow : the Definitive Account of the World's Greatest Survival Story
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group The Limited
Topic: General
Item Height: 1.2 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Transportation, History
Item Length: 7.7 in
Author: Pablo Vierci
Item Width: 4.9 in
Format: Uk-B Format Paperback