Lesa C. (4fabfelines) reviewed Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat on + 112 more book reviews
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This book is very cute and has notes and thought from the ships' crew on the polar bound expedetion. The photographs were quite good and it was interesting the dynamics of the whole ship and the crew.
The ending is very sad though, they have to abandon the ship and trek across the ice so Shackleton orders several of the sled dogs pup and the cat shot and killed. (she could have rode in the sled.) Harry McNish felt the loss of the cat most profoundly and he was wrote up for discipline problems later. When he died they place a bronze cat on his grave in honor of Mrs. Chippy.
The ending is very sad though, they have to abandon the ship and trek across the ice so Shackleton orders several of the sled dogs pup and the cat shot and killed. (she could have rode in the sled.) Harry McNish felt the loss of the cat most profoundly and he was wrote up for discipline problems later. When he died they place a bronze cat on his grave in honor of Mrs. Chippy.
Patricia S. (mountainreader) reviewed Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat on + 113 more book reviews
When Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance became trapped in the Antarctic ice, all twenty-nine members of the crew were pushed to their limits of survival,including Mrs. Chippy,the ship's estimable cat. Closely based on the true events of Shackleton's heroic journey, and illustrated with authentic photographs taken by Frank Hurley, expedition photographer,this book is a firsthand account of one of the greatest adventures in history-from a unique point of view!
Betty O. (wvflatlander) reviewed Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat on + 86 more book reviews
Absolutely loved this book! A must-read for any cat lover! It just ended too soon!
R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat on + 1452 more book reviews
Having read other books about Shackleton's explorations I found this light hearted treatment rather entertaining. Written in diary form it is told by the cat, Mrs. Chippy, a male whose female name stuck. The cat was accepted as a full member of the crew and kept spirits positive when the Endurance became trapped in ice en route to its destination. Spending winter on the ship surrounded by ice, winter storms and cold the expeditition did not fulfill its goal but every man from the ship survived. This book includes photos of many of the activities that kept the men busy from repair, reading, the basics of living, and hunting what the ice had to offer for their table. The narrative is footnoted from a variety of sources including comments from many of the crew members who recalled and/or wrote of that winter on the ship that did not survive the ice pack. I liked it.
C.M P. (selkie) reviewed Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat on + 418 more book reviews
Shackleton's Antarctica expedition from a cat's point of view.
A cute book, but the ending leaves it unclear exactly what happened to him (yes, him!) at the end.
A cute book, but the ending leaves it unclear exactly what happened to him (yes, him!) at the end.
C.M P. (selkie) reviewed Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat on + 418 more book reviews
Shackleton's Antarctica expedition from a cat's point of view.
A cute book, but the ending leaves it unclear exactly what happened to him (yes, him!) at the end.
A cute book, but the ending leaves it unclear exactly what happened to him (yes, him!) at the end.
