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Shackleton's Boat Journey
Shackleton's Boat Journey
Author: Frank Arthur Worsley
Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition is trapped when their ship, the Endurance, gets stuck in pack ice. It is crushed nine months later. The crew camps on ice floes, floating north for five months, until they reach Elephant Island. Shackleton and five men then sail the 800 miles to South Georgia Island in a lifeboat to get help. The author, Wo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393087598
ISBN-10: 039308759X
Publication Date: 2/1977
Pages: 220
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Publisher: W W Norton Co Inc
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Frank Worsley's account tells it like it was. It is not as reserved as Shackleton's account, which makes it more human and easy to related to. Worsley was quite a poetic writer, and some of his descriptions of the natural world around this adventure are priceless. Highly recommend!


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