Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Armstrong Jennifer
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Armstrong Jennifer The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback.In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt…
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Armstrong Jennifer
The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback.In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. The expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous journey through stormy seas to remote and unvisited Elephant Island. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice.
Jennifer Armstrong narrates this unbelievable story with vigor, an eye for detail, and an appreciation of the In a dramatic climax to this amazing survival story, Shackleton and five others navigated 800 miles of treacherous open ocean in a 20-foot boat to fetch a rescue ship.Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World vividly re-creates one of the most extraordinary adventure stories in history.