Shackleton's boat
Subtitle: the story of the James Caird
By: Harding McGregor Dunnett ; foreword by the Honorable Alexandra Shackleton
Publisher: The Collins Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cork
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781848892125
Subjects: Travel; Discovery and exploration; Discoveries in geography; Geography; Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917); Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) fast (OCoLC)fst01409297
Description: Ernest Shackleton was one of the outstanding figures of early 20th century Antarctic exploration. This book recounts the survival efforts of Shackleton and his crew after their ship was destroyed by ice in the Antarctia Peninsula in 1914.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by the Hon. Alexandria Shackleton; title: Introduction; title: Extended Author Biography; title: Map of Antarctica; title: 1. Prelude to a Legend; title: 2. The Last Great Antarctic Adventure; title: 3. Preparing the James Caird; title: 4. The James Caird Leads the Way; title: 5. Planning the Rescue; title: 6. Shackleton's Boat Journey; title: 7. The Climb Across South Georgia; title: 8. Rescue from Elephant Island; title: 10. The James Caird Returns to England; title: 11. Shackleton's Last Voyage; title: 12. From Dulwich to Greenwich and Back; title: Appendices: The Construction of the James Caird; title: Some Biographical Notes; title: Worsley's Log of the Boat Journey; title: A James Caird Log of Events.