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Alive tells the story of an Uruguayan rugby team (who were alumni of Stella Maris College), and their friends and family who were involved in the airplane crash of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. The plane crashed into the Andes mountains on Friday 13 October 1972.
- Piers Paul Read
- 1974
Dec 3, 2002 · On October 12, 1972, a Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote, snow-peaked Andes Mountains. Ten weeks later, only 16 of the 45 passengers were found alive.
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- $8.99
- Piers Paul Read
- Avon Books
In 1972 a team of Uruguayan rugby players headed toward Chile crashed into a remote region in the Andes. Out of 40 players, many people lost their lives in the crash. Several others died agonized and drawn deaths of internal injuries. Poverty stricken Chile canceled their search after ten days.
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- Paperback
- Piers Paul Read
Oct 11, 2016 · #1 New York Times Bestseller: The true story behind Netflix’s Society of the Snow—A rugby team resorts to the unthinkable after a plane crash in the Andes. Spirits were high when the Fairchild F-227 took off from Mendoza, Argentina, and headed for Santiago, Chile.
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- Piers Paul Read
- Piers Paul Read
- 1974
On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the 45 original passengers and crew, only 16 made it off the mountain alive.
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Oct 11, 2016 · #1 New York Times Bestseller: The true story behind Netflix’s Society of the Snow—A rugby team resorts to the unthinkable after a plane crash in the Andes....
On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off...
