South Shackleton's Endurance Expedition

Name: South Shackleton's Endurance Expedition
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ISBN: 9781620874363

ISBN-10: 1620874369

ISBN-13: 9781620874363

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ernest Shackleton

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In 1914,as Europe braces for an unfathomably deadly war, explorer Sir Ernest Shackletonsets sail for Antarctica to do the impossible: traverse the continent. He has aship (the aptly named Endurance), a head brimming with optimism, and 28 menwilling to follow him on an expedition across some of the most treacherousterrain on the planet. But Shackleton’s optimism doesn’t last long. Despite hisexperience in the Antarctic, disaster strikes early on when the Endurance istrapped in packed ice and slowly crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men offthe ship and stranding them in a sea of ice. South is the legendary story ofShackleton and his crew’s struggle to survive the elements and return…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Ernest Shackleton (18741922) was a junior officer under Robert Falcon Scott during the 19011904 expedition to the South Pole. His expedition on the whaler Nimrodin 1907 earned him a knighthood.Fergus Fleming is the author of Killing Dragons: The Conquest of the Alps, Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole, and Barrows Boys.