Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Shackleton expedition The Shackleton expedition Jil Fine Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions. OL16026847W
Shackleton Shackleton Roland Huntford He is a biographer's dream: Ernest Shackleton was ruthless and ambitious, an unabashed adventurer, an inspired leader, a glorious failure. Also, for much of his life, he was beset by financial and ro… OL1643784W
Endurance Endurance Alfred Lansing "Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England in August 1914. In January 1915, after battlin… OL19744189W
Shackleton's Boat Journey Shackleton's Boat Journey Frank Arthur Worsley "The Weddell Sea might be described as the Antarctic extension of the South Atlantic Ocean. Near the southern extreme of the Weddell Sea in 77° south latitude Shackleton's ship Endurance, under my co… OL1991764W
Trapped by the Ice Trapped by the Ice Michael McCurdy Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and … OL2638229W
The Lost Men The Lost Men Kelly Tyler-Lewis The untold story of the last odyssey of the heroic age of Antarctic explorationSir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic endeavor is legend, but for sheer heroism and tragic nobility, nothing compares t… OL5850631W
Ice Wreck Ice Wreck Lucille Recht Penner The story of Captain Shackleton and how he braved ice, thirst, wind, and storm across eight hundred miles of rough ocean in order to bring help to the rest of his crew stranded on a frozen Antarctic … OL8138833W
Endurance Endurance Alfred Lansing Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England, in August 1914. The ship became locked inside … OL874159W
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Jennifer L. Armstrong 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, stre… OL891707W