Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

282 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

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This fabulous account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic adventure recreates one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded.In August 1914, the Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. The object of the expedition:...

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Moods

adventurous 94%
inspiring 65%
tense 62%
informative 50%
challenging 32%
emotional 31%
hopeful 29%
dark 19%
reflective 12%
sad 10%
funny 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 25%
fast 18%

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4.34

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