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Endurance Alfred Lansing

Endurance By Alfred Lansing

Endurance by Alfred Lansing


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This book describes how the men survived, how they lived together in camps on the ice for 17 months until they reached land, how they were attacked by sea leopards, had to kill their beloved dogs whom they could no longer feed, the diseases which they developed and the indefatigability of the men and their lasting civility towards one another.

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Endurance: The True Story of Shackleton's Incredible Voyage to the Antarctic by Alfred Lansing

'A thrilling reading experience! One of the greatest adventure stories of our times.' New York Times Book Review In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board a ship called the Endurance. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland. In October 1915, still half a continent away from their intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in ice. For five months Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways on one of the most savage regions of the world. This utterly gripping book, based on firsthand accounts of crew members and interviews with survivors, describes how the men survived, how they lived together in camps on the ice for 17 months until they reached land, how they were attacked by sea leopards, had to kill their beloved dogs whom they could no longer feed, the diseases which they developed (an operation to amputate the foot of one member of the crew was carried out on the ice), and the extrao rdinary indefatigability of the men and their lasting civility towards one another in the most adverse conditions conceivable. This is a harrowing adventure and an extremely compelling book - destined to be a bestseller.

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GOR010585636
9780297643562
0297643568
Endurance: The True Story of Shackleton's Incredible Voyage to the Antarctic by Alfred Lansing
Used - Like New
Hardback
Orion Publishing Co
19990708
282
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