South: The Endurance Expedition
| AUTHOR | Shackleton, Ernest; Fleming, Fergus; Hurley, Frank et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (01/27/2004) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it and marooning 28 men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for survival. And as the story of their journey across treacherous seas and a wilderness of glaciers and snow fields unfolds, the scale of their courage and heroism becomes movingly clear.
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ISBN-13:
9780142437797
ISBN-10:
0142437794
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
416
Carton Quantity:
22
Product Dimensions:
5.00 x 1.00 x 7.60 inches
Weight:
0.70 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Travel | Polar Regions
Travel | Expeditions & Discoveries
Travel | Polar Regions
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
919.890
Library of Congress Control Number:
2003062238
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Veteran explorer Shackleton's excruciating and inspiring expedition to Antarctica aboard the "Endurance" has long captured the public imagination. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for survival.
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As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it and marooning 28 men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for survival. And as the story of their journey across treacherous seas and a wilderness of glaciers and snow fields unfolds, the scale of their courage and heroism becomes movingly clear.
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Introduction by:
Fleming, Fergus
FERGUS FLEMING was born in 1959 and studied at Oxford University and City University. He was a writer and editor at Time-Life Books for six years before becoming a freelance writer in 1991. His previous books are "Barrow's Boys, Ninety Degrees North, and "Killing Dragons.
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