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Shackleton's Boat Journey
Shackleton's Boat Journey
Author: Frank Arthur Worsley
The firsthand account of an incredible Antarctic adventure. Frank A. Worsley was the captain of the H.M.S. Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continent the Endurance became trapped and then crushed by ice, and the ship's party of tw...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393318647
ISBN-10: 0393318648
Publication Date: 8/1998
Pages: 220
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Frank Worsley's account tells it like it was. It is not as reserved as Shackleton's account, which makes it more human and easy to related to. Worsley was quite a poetic writer, and some of his descriptions of the natural world around this adventure are priceless. Highly recommend!


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