Society of the snow : the definitive account of the world's greatest survival story /
Vierci, Pablo, 1950-
Society of the snow : the definitive account of the world's greatest survival story / Pablo Vierci ; translated by Jennie Erikson. - xxvi, 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subtitle from cover.
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, grueling 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.--
9781408716373 1408716372
GBC2F8286 bnb
020737477 Uk
Aircraft accident victims--Andes Region--Biography.
Airplane crash survival--Andes Region.
Aircraft accidents--Andes Region.
Rugby football players--Biography.
Cannibalism--Andes Region.
Biographies.
Society of the snow : the definitive account of the world's greatest survival story / Pablo Vierci ; translated by Jennie Erikson. - xxvi, 358 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subtitle from cover.
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, grueling 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.--
9781408716373 1408716372
GBC2F8286 bnb
020737477 Uk
Aircraft accident victims--Andes Region--Biography.
Airplane crash survival--Andes Region.
Aircraft accidents--Andes Region.
Rugby football players--Biography.
Cannibalism--Andes Region.
Biographies.