Bibliograph

Alive, sixteen men, seventy-two days, and insurmountable odds-- the classic adventure of survival in the Andes, Piers Paul Read

Type

Label

Alive, sixteen men, seventy-two days, and insurmountable odds-- the classic adventure of survival in the Andes, Piers Paul Read

Language

eng

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alive

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57414666

Responsibility statement

Piers Paul Read

Sub title

sixteen men, seventy-two days, and insurmountable odds-- the classic adventure of survival in the Andes

Summary

Describes the ordeal of the survivors of an airplane crash in 1972 in the Andes wilderness in which over half of the forty-five passengers died, discussing the challenges the men faced during their ten weeks in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without supplies and with little hope of rescue

Target audience

adolescent

Classification