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The lost men : the harrowing saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea party /

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An account of the support group that was dispatched to assist Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 crossing of the Antarctic describes how the Ross Sea ship was lost in a gale, stranding ten men without supplies or a hope of rescue.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tyler-Lewis, Kelly (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2006.
Subjects:
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, > Sir, > 1874-1922 > Travel > Antarctica.
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition > (1914-1917)
Endurance (Ship)
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, > Sir, > 1874-1922
Shackleton, Ernest H.
Ross Sea (Antarctica) > Discovery and exploration > British.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > British.
Discoveries in geography > British.
Travel.
Antarctic Ocean > Ross Sea.
Antarctica.
Antarktisforschung
Endurance > Schiff
Geschichte 1914-1917
Nonfiction.
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Description
Summary:An account of the support group that was dispatched to assist Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 crossing of the Antarctic describes how the Ross Sea ship was lost in a gale, stranding ten men without supplies or a hope of rescue.
Physical Description:366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-351) and index.
ISBN:0670034126
9780670034123
0143038516
9780143038511