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Endurance : the greatest adventure story ever told /

Account of British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic adventure to the South Atlantic and the first crossing of the Antarctic continent. Half a continent away from its intended base, the ship Endurance was crushed in the ice. For five months, Shackleton and his men were castaways in on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lansing, Alfred (Author)
Other Authors: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922, Hurley, Frank, 1885-1962
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Carroll and Graf Publishers, [2000]
Subjects:
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, > Sir, > 1874-1922 > Travel > Antarctica.
Endurance (Ship)
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition > (1914-1917)
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, > Sir, > 1874-1922
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.
Scientific expeditions > Antarctica.
Voyages and travels.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
Antarctique > Découverte et exploration.
Expéditions scientifiques > Antarctique.
Voyages.
journeys.
Discoveries in geography
Explorers
Scientific expeditions
Travel
Voyages and travels
Antarctica
Great Britain
Antarctic regions.
Antarctic > Exploration, 1902-1922 - Personal observations.
Autobiography
Biography
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
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Summary:Account of British polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic adventure to the South Atlantic and the first crossing of the Antarctic continent. Half a continent away from its intended base, the ship Endurance was crushed in the ice. For five months, Shackleton and his men were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.
Item Description:"First edition, 1986; second edition, 1999; This illustrated edition jointly published in the United States by Carroll & Graf and in Great Britain by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000"--Page vi
Physical Description:v, 277 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
ISBN:0786708425
9780786708420