'Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew make today's hightech adventurers look like dilettantes. Their interminable voyage across frozen land and open sea is one of the most harrowing survival stories of all time.' Sebastian Junger, author of the bestselling The Perfect Storm. In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board 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 ...
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'Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew make today's hightech adventurers look like dilettantes. Their interminable voyage across frozen land and open sea is one of the most harrowing survival stories of all time.' Sebastian Junger, author of the bestselling The Perfect Storm. In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board 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 seventeen months Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs and then on the stormiest seas on the globe, were castaways in this most savage region of the world. Frank Hurley, the photographer of the expedition, documented their struggles, miraculously saving his negatives and photographs from destruction at each stage of their journey. His photographs illustrate the dramatic, terrible beauty of the lands with which they were contending. They also provide an unsurpassable insight into the extraordinary spirit of Shackleton and his crew, and their extraordinary indefatigability and lasting civility towards one another in the most adverse conditions. Lansing's gripping narrative, based on firsthand accounts of crew members and interviews with survivors, vividly describes how the men lived together in camps on the ice until they reached land, how they were attacked by sea leopards, ate sea lion and polar bear, developed frostbite (an operation to amputate the foot of one member of the crew was carried out on the ice), and finally embarked on a 850-mile voyage in a 22-foot open lifeboat to find help.
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Add this copy of Endurance: an Illustrated Account of Shackleton's to cart. $49.69, good condition, Sold by ICTBooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wichita, KS, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Good. Book shows wear from use but remains a usable copy. May include writing highlighting underlining library markings. Listing uses stock photos actual item may vary slightly. Ships via USPS BPM Media Mail may take up to 10 days to arrive. Please contact us if you have any questions or issues with your order!
Add this copy of "Endurance": An Illustrated Account of Shackleton's to cart. $66.68, good condition, Sold by Pieuler LLC rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from IPSWICH, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
Add this copy of Endurance [the Greatest Adventure Story Ever Told] to cart. $104.25, very good condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1999 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Frank Hurley. VG+ in VG jacket. VG+/VG. 8vo. original blue boards (a little rubbed & marked) in dustwrapper priced £20.00 in UK only (rubbed & a little frayed, a few slight marks); pp. [x (last blank)], 278, with illustrations & a map. Heavy item (1.5 kg), additional postage may be required for international delivery. A very good copy.
