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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing recounts Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition, when the ship Endurance was crushed by ice. The crew survived for months on the ice, then at sea, before a desperate rescue.
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- First published
- 1959
- Pace
- Fast
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 412
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a gripping true survival story told in plain, vivid detail.
Skip this if you dislike cold, hardship and stories involving the killing of animals.
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- What is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage about?
- Alfred Lansing recounts Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition, when the ship Endurance was crushed by ice. The crew survived for months on the ice, then at sea, before a desperate rescue.
- Who should read Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage?
- Read it if you want a gripping true survival story told in plain, vivid detail. Skip it if you dislike cold, hardship and stories involving the killing of animals.
- How long and how fast is Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage?
- It is a fast-paced, medium read of about 412 pages, first published in 1959.
- Does Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage have content warnings?
- Content we flag: Death, Animal death.
- Can I borrow Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage for free?
- Often, yes. Check Libby (OverDrive) to see whether your library lends Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage; the borrow button above searches it for you.
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