Title: Shackleton and the Antarctic explorers
Description: "In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail aboard his ship Endurance, heading an audacious expedition to cross the continent of Antarctica on foot. It was a failure, but the story that emerged of survival against the odds, remains one of the most gripping dramas of all time"--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Explorers, Discovery and exploration, British, Discoveries in geography
Places: Great Britain, Antarctica
People: Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir (1874-1922)