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Endurance

  • 282 pages · about 5 hours
  • First published 1959
  • 43 editions

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1 About this book

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 an island of ice, and was later crushed. This tale of survival by Shackleton and all 27 of his men for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctice seas defined heroism.

Good for readers who want: a true life story, history, and travel writing.

  • Discovery and exploration
  • Voyages and travels
  • Biography
  • History
  • Biography & autobiography
  • Travel
  • Scientific expeditions
  • Explorers

2 About Alfred Lansing

1921–1975

Alfred Mark Lansing (July 21, 1921 – August 27, 1975) was an American journalist and writer, best known for his book Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (1959), an account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic explorations.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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