Spirit of Endurance: The True Story of the Shackleton Expedition to the Antarctic
By Unknown Author.
Description
In August 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set out from England in an attempt to lead the first expedition across the Antarctic continent. What followed was one of the most extraordinary survival stories in history: a ship trapped and then wrecked by ice; an expedition marooned, first on the constantly shifting Antarctic pack, then on a remote, uninhabited island; a daring open boat journey across the world's most violent ocean; a trek over unmapped mountains; and finally an amazing rescue.Jennifer Armstrong's Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World received widespread praise and won the ...
ISBN(s)
0517800918, 9780517800911
