In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. This utterly gripping book, based on first-hand accounts of crew members and interviews with survivors, describes how the men survived, how they lived together in camps on the ice for 17 months until they reached land, how they were attacked by sea leopards, the diseases which they developed, and the indefatigability of the men and their lasting civility towards one another in the most adverse conditions conceivable. The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackletons 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age. For five months Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways on one of the most savage regions of the world. In October 1915, still half a continent away from their intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in ice. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland. In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board a ship called the Endurance. The story is gripping and the book is a classic' Sir Ranulph Fiennes ENDURANCE is the story of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. Endurance: Shackletons Incredible Voyage Lesson Plans for Teachers Alfred Lansing This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 104 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials. the greatest survival story of all time' Sir Chris Bonington 'One of the most remarkable tales of human courage and determination. Discover the truth about ENDURANCE in this superb true story of adventure, shipwreck, storms and survival on the high seas.
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