"Endurance"
The True Story of Shackleton's Incredible Voyage to the Antarctic
Published on 8. July 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-297-64379-1 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
406 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-297-64379-1 (9780297643791)
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Person
Alfred Lansing as a native of Chicago. After serving more than five years inthe Navy, he enrolled at North Western University, Illinois and majored in journalism. Until 1949 he edited a weekly newspaper in Illinois. He then joined the United Press and in 1952 became a freelance writer. Endurance was his fi