Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
Discover the truth about ENDURANCE in this superb true story of adventure, shipwreck, storms and survival on the high seas. 'Superb ... the greatest survival story of all time' Sir Chris Bonington
One of the most remarkable tales of human courage and determinationThe story is gripping and the book is a classic of its kind -- Sir Ranulph Fiennes
A superb and very readable account of the greatest survival story of all time -- Sir Chris Bonington
One of the most harrowing survival stories of all time -- Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm
A superb and very readable account of the greatest survival story of all time -- Sir Chris Bonington
One of the most harrowing survival stories of all time -- Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm
Alfred Lansing was a native of Chicago. After serving more than five years in the Navy, he enrolled at North Western University, Illinois and majored in journalism. Until 1949 he edited a weekly newspaper in Illinois. He then joined the United Press and in 1952 became a freelance writer. Endurance was his first book. He died in 1975.
Frank Hurley was an Australian photographer. From 1911-14 he accompanied Douglas Mawson on his Australasian Antarctic Expedition and was one of the party that sledged to the South Pole. On his return he was recruited for Shackleton's trans-Antarctic expedition. He died in Sydney in 1962 at the age of 71.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780753809877 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753809877 |
| Title | Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage |
| Author | Alfred Lansing |
| Series | Voyages Promotion |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2003-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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