Description: Endurance by Alfred Lansing "One of the great adventure stories of our time."-New York Times Book Review FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a days sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began the legendary ordeal of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. For ten months the ice-moored Endurance drifted northwest before it was finally crushed between two ice floes. With no options left, Shackleton and a skeleton crew attempted a near-impossible journey over 850 miles of the South Atlantics heaviest seas to the closest outpost of civilization. Their survival, and the survival of the men they left behind, depended on their small lifeboat successfully finding the island of South Georgia,a tiny dot of land in a vast and hostile ocean. In Endurance , the definitive account of Ernest Shackletons fateful trip, Alfred Lansing brilliantly narrates the harrowing and miraculous voyage that has defined heroism for the modern age. Author Biography Alfred Lansing (1921-1975) was a native of Chicago. After serving more than five years in the Navy, he enrolled at Northwestern University, where he studied journalism. Until 1949 he edited a weekly newspaper in Illinois, later joined the United Press, and eventually became a freelance writer. Review Chicago Tribune "One of the most gripping, suspenseful, intense stories anyone will ever read." The New York Times "Riveting." Christian Science Monitor "Without a doubt this painstakingly written authentic adventure story will rank as one of the classic tales of the heroic age of exploration." Wall Street Journal "Grit in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity." Mary Roach, New York Times Book Review "[An] incomparable telling of Shackletons travails." Review Quote "Without a doubt this painstakingly written authentic adventure story will rank as one of the classic tales of the heroic age of exploration."-- Christian Science Monitor Details ISBN0465062881 Author Alfred Lansing Short Title ENDURANCE ANNIV/E Pages 416 Edition Description Anniversary Language English ISBN-10 0465062881 ISBN-13 9780465062881 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Residence ENK Publisher Basic Books Year 2015 Publication Date 2015-04-28 Imprint Basic Books Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2015-04-28 NZ Release Date 2015-04-28 US Release Date 2015-04-28 UK Release Date 2015-04-28 Subtitle Shackletons Incredible Voyage (Anniversary Edition) DEWEY 919.8904092 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:93692179;
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