Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

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306 pages | first published 1959

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The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age.In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance became locked in an isl...
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adventurous 93%
inspiring 66%
tense 60%
informative 51%
challenging 31%
emotional 30%
hopeful 30%
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funny 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%

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