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The Survival of Jan Little
The Survival of Jan Little
Author: John Man
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 isola...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780670815142
ISBN-10: 0670815144
Publication Date: 3/23/1987
Pages: 342
Edition: 1st American ed
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Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Intriguing story of a nearly blind/deaf woman raising a daughter while homesteading in Mexico and Brazil in the 50s to 70s. A true homesteader and intellectual woman who's daughter and 2nd husband die while she is in the jungle. Left to fend for herself for a while, she not only survives but thrives despite what is place in her path along the way. After reading this book, I would really like to see the BBC documentary done on Jan Little.They managed to live in the jungle without a lot of technology and without destroying hardly any of the rain forest for their gardening and basic needs.
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Wonderful inspirational book about surviving in any situation. Jan Little didn't have a very good life but she survived through it all it is just wonderful to read.


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