Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Alfred Lansing

247 pages first pub 1959 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

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In 1914, an expedition headed by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to be the first to cross the continent of Antarctica. Shipwrecked and marooned for months on end, their ill-fated voyage became a triumphant story of indomitable courage and faith in t...

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informative 50%
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hopeful 30%
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reflective 11%
sad 7%
mysterious 2%
funny 1%
relaxing 1%

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