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Society of the Snow: A Book
Download the book Society of the Snow PDF, written by author Pablo Vierci and published by Constable on February 7, 2024, in both PDF and ePUB formats, comprising 384 pages.
| Title: | Society of the Snow |
| Author: | Pablo Vierci |
| Publication: | Constable |
| Publication date: | 7 February 2024 |
| Total Pages: | 384 |
| Document type: | |
| File Size: | 355 KB |
| Language: | English |
About the book
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
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