Shipwreck at the bottom of the world
Subtitle: the extraordinary true story of Shackleton and the Endurance
By: Jennifer Armstrong.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Crown
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922 -- Juvenile literature.; Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922.; Endurance (Ship) -- Juvenile literature.; Endurance (Ship); Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-130) and index.