The Survival of Jan Little
by John Man
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This book tells the harrowing experiences of a woman who endured almost lethal psychological and physical travails during her married life, homesteading in the Amazon jungle, and who finally, despite being blind and deaf, overcame the tragedy of the death of both her husband and daughter and survived her environment as well as her terrible isolation. The focal point of the story is the period following her husband and daughter's deaths, when Little found the strength and competence, despite show more her handicaps and ill health, to keep going until she was rescued. But her psychological survival during 20 years of marriage to an emotionally dominating, fanatical man is equally amazing. show lessTags
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John Man is a historian specializing in the nature of leadership. John's books have been published in over twenty languages around the world and include histories of the Great Wall of China and the Mongolian Empire. He lives in England.
Common Knowledge
- People/Characters
- Jan Little
- Important places
- Amazonia
- Epigraph
- This World Is Not Conclusion
--Emily Dickson - Dedication
- For Rebecca
- Blurbers
- Irvine, Lucy
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- Genres
- Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 362.4 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Social Welfare People with disabilites
- LCC
- HV1792 .L57 .M35 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Protection, assistance and relief Special classes People with disabilities
- BISAC
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- Languages
- English, Italian, Swedish
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- ISBNs
- 8
