Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance

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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance

Unabridged edition
  • 3.2 (5 ratings) ·
  • 176 Want to read
  • 18 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

A very comprehensive account of one of the most important scientific and cultural expeditions in the western world--the third exploration of Antarctica, in 1914. This text captures the emotions, strengths and weaknesses of the 28-man crew as individuals, their trials and conflicts, and gives an excellent account of the difficulties that through collective will they conquered. The conditions they faced--blizzards with 80 to 100-mile-an-hour winds, ice floes that surrounded and eventually crushed their ship, the Endurance, hostile animals, such as a snow leopard, near-starvation, frostbite, and even having to shoot and eat their sled dogs. Yet this crew endured, due largely to Ernest Shackleton's leadership, characterized as respect for all, peacemaker, and one who was calm and collected under the most stressful conditions.

Dave Earnhardt, secondary English teacher, Centennial, Colorado, pianski508@aol.com

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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
March 2001, Tandem Library, Turtleback Books
in English
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
January 2001, Audio Bookshelf, Blackstone Publishing
Audio CD in English - Unabridged edition
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
January 2000, Audio Bookshelf
Audio cassette in English - Unabridged edition
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The True Story of the Shackleton Expedition
September 2000, Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media
Unknown Binding in English
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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
September 12, 2000, Crown Books for Young Readers
in English
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Audio cassette
Dimensions
6.3 x 5.3 x 1.4 inches
Weight
8.8 ounces

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OL8685705M
ISBN 10
1883332397
ISBN 13
9781883332396
OCLC/WorldCat
43514696
Library Thing
359590
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1011240

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December 18, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Updated format 'Audio Cassette' to 'Audio cassette'; Removed author from Edition (author found in Work)
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