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The Endurance : Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
The Endurance Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Author: Caroline Alexander
In August 1914, days before the outbreak of the First World War, the renowned explorer Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Atlantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the first crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent. Weaving a treacherous path through the freezing Weddell Se...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375404030
ISBN-10: 0375404031
Publication Date: 11/3/1998
Pages: 224
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4.5 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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This is a wonderful audio book. I listened on the way to and from work (and any other time I was in the car alone) and there were several times when I didn't want to get out of the car. I wonder if the printed version includes some of the photographs mentioned in the story. I'd love to see them! Shackleton's expedition has interested me for quite a while ... I'm absolutely amazed by the fact that ALL his men survived their ordeal!

What was REALLY neat for me was listening to this while driving in heavy snow - it set the mood perfectly! Heavy snow in Maryland in early December is quite unusual but it was a great setting for the story.
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Very interesting and amazing expedition to Antarctic.
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a great story about ernest shackelton legendary journey. As if the stories not good enough, this book is illustrated with 100s of pictures of some truly riveting photography.


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