Shackleton - A Beginner's Guide introduces you to the amazing life of the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who in 1914, when leading the Endurance expedition to Antarctica, became stranded on the drifting polar ice-pack, hundreds of miles from safety.
Christopher Edge's gripping text explores:
? the world of polar exploration at the beginning of the 20th century;
? the threats to survival in the harsh environment of Antarctica, the last true wilderness on earth;
? Shackleton's heroic feats of bravery and determination on his earlier Antarctic expeditions
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Für Kinder
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Jugendliche
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Höhe: 198 mm
Breite: 128 mm
Dicke: 8 mm
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978-0-340-84645-2 (9780340846452)
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Christopher Edge has a lifelong interest in history and Shackleton's achievements in particular.
Shackleton - explorer, leader, hero; Antarctica - the last wilderness on earth; in search of adventure; the struggle for supremacy; the strength to turn back; endurance; life on the ice; into the unknown; Shackleton's legacy.