Bibliograph

I had to survive, how a plane crash in the Andes helped me to save lives, Dr. Roberto Canessa and Pablo Vierci ; translated by Carlos Frias

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I had to survive, how a plane crash in the Andes helped me to save lives, Dr. Roberto Canessa and Pablo Vierci ; translated by Carlos Frias

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

I had to survive

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Dr. Roberto Canessa and Pablo Vierci ; translated by Carlos Frias

Sub title

how a plane crash in the Andes helped me to save lives

Summary

On 12 October 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying members of the 'Old Christians' rugby team (and many of their friends and family members) crashed into the Andes mountains. I Had to Survive offers a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading paediatric cardiologists. Canessa, a second-year medical student at the time, tended to his wounded teammates amidst the devastating carnage of the wreck and played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. This fine line between life and death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope and determination, solidarity and ingenuity gives vivid insight into a world famous story

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