| Edition |
First paperback edition. |
| Description |
134 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and an index. |
| Summary |
"Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land." |
| Contents |
Just imagine -- Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition -- Growlers -- Fist of the Antarctic -- Winter on the pack -- Pressure -- Face of the deep is frozen -- Ocean camp -- Mutiny -- Patience, patience, patience -- Into the boats -- Escape from the ice -- Passage to Elephant Island -- Dry land -- Open boat journey: First ten days -- End of the open boat journey -- Cave -- Alps of the southern ocean -- Camp Wild -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 6.0 25962. |
| Subject |
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.
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Endurance (Ship)
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917)
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| ISBN |
0375810498 paperback $9.98 |
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