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The Endurance : Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition / Caroline Alexander.

Summary:

Provides an account of the Shackleton expedition of 1914, during which explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven set out to cross the Antarctic continent on foot, only to have their ship, Endurance, break up eighty-five miles short of their destination, leaving them stranded for close to two years. Includes a photographic record of the adventure.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0375404031
  • Physical Description: 211 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Knopf, [1998]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"In association with the American Museum of Natural History."
Target Audience Note:
1180L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR UG 8.6 11 34754.
Subject: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922 > Travel.
Endurance (Ship)
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917)
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > British.

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