Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance

Name: Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
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ISBN: 9780375810497

ISBN-10: 0375810498

ISBN-13: 9780375810497

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jennifer Armstrong, Simon Boughton

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The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous journey through stormy seas to remote and unvisited Elephant Island. In a dramatic climax to this amazing survival story, Shackleton and five others navigated 800 miles of treacherous open ocean in a 20-foot boat to fetch a rescue ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World vividly…

Book details

List price: $13.99
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication date: 9/12/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.03" wide x 9.25" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.990

Jennifer Armstrong, a noted author of historical fiction, including "Black-Eyed Susan" & "The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan", lives in Saratoga Springs, New York.