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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander (Hardcover, 1998)

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Drawing upon previously unavailable sources, Caroline Alexander gives us a riveting account of Shackleton's expedition--one of history's greatest epics of survival. And she presents the astonishing work of Frank Hurley, the Australian photographer whose visual record of the adventure has never before been published comprehensively.

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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 Sea, they had come within eighty-five miles of their destination when their ship, Endurance, was trapped fast in the ice pack. Soon the ship was crushed like matchwood, leaving the crew stranded on the floes. Their ordeal would last for twenty months, and they would make two near-fatal attempts to escape by open boat before their final rescue. Drawing upon previously unavailable sources, Caroline Alexander gives us a riveting account of Shackleton's expedition--one of history's greatest epics of survival. And she presents the astonishing work of Frank Hurley, the Australian photographer whose visual record of the adventure has never before been published comprehensively. Together, text and image re-create the terrible beauty of Antarctica, the awful destruction of the ship, and the crew's heroic daily struggle to stay alive, a miracle achiev

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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN-13
9780375404030
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Author
Caroline Alexander
Publication Name
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Geography & Geosciences
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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239mm
Item Width
212mm
Item Weight
941g

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Caroline Alexander
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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by majted23 Jan, 2019
The best true adventure/leadership story
This is, without a doubt, the single best non-fiction chronicle demonstrating perseverance, courage and leadership of all time! The magnitude of adversity encountered by the crew is only captured in this illustrated version of the story. Most of photographer Hurley's glass plates had to be destroyed but those that remain are sufficient documentation of the incredible unwavering leadership of Shackleton which enabled crew members to endure overwhelming hardships and accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. All the important lessons in life are contained within its pages and that any of the participants, let alone all of them, survived is the miracle. I scour used book stores and eBay so I always have at least three copies on hand to give to various nursing home residents, VA hospital residents and teenagers so they get to experience both the true adventure as well as the leadership examples exhibited in the book. And the responses of the recipients keep me purchasing (usually for less than $7 each) more to distribute. An incredible true life tale with lessons for all of us. Read full review
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by rwtitanic10128 Aug, 2022
Inspirational true story of survival.
From an article by the same author Caroline Alexander in a past issue of National Geographic Magazine, this is the book length story of survival at the bottom of the world. Amazing! The photographs that also survived are beautiful.
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by tetir-tetir11 Mar, 2024
Captivating tale of heroism and grit.
Absolutely the best adventure story I have ever read brought to life by a wonderful author who obviously put a lot of work into her research prior to picking up her pen.
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by lisa221206 Dec, 2007
I had my own Shackleton Experience- My Ship Sank too!
I purchased this book to take on my cruise in Antarctica which followed the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton. This book is now memorialized in the bottom of the Antarctic Ocean, when my ship sank. I was in the middle of the book when the ship sank, but what I read was fantastic, with unbelievable pictures. I just never thought for a moment when I purchased this, how closely my experience would parallel Shackelton's expedition. I will re-purchase this when things settle down here. To follow my own Shackelton Experience - take a look at www.WesternCapitalBlog.com
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by rocbass105 Mar, 2022
The Endurance: One of the most interesting books I have read in a long time.
Very interesting book complete with pictures that bring what happened to the reader. Almost like I was there myself. Highly recommend.
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The best true adventure/leadership story

Inspirational true story of survival.

Captivating tale of heroism and grit.

I had my own Shackleton Experience- My Ship Sank too!

The Endurance: One of the most interesting books I have read in a long time.

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