Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition

Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody

ISBN 10: 0395915244 / ISBN 13: 9780395915240

Verlag: Clarion Books, 1999

Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00100886574

Inhaltsangabe:

This dramatic, suspenseful narrative reads like an adventure story-but it is true. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and a twenty-seven-man crew set off on an expedition to reach and cross Antarctica. Just a month and a half into the voyage, their ship, the Endurance, was caught fast in heavy pack ice. The men had no radio contact, and no one knew where they were or even that they were in trouble. None of them should have survived the ordeal that followed-unstable ice floes, treacherous waters, freezing temperatures, and starvation. Only the extraordinary leadership, courage, and strength of Shackleton brought the whole team safely through. Elizabeth Cody Kimmel's clear, compelling text is illustrated with photographs, taken and carefully preserved by the ship's photographer, that record the stark condition and the day-to-day activities of the men. Hand-drawn maps that show the extraordinary route of the Endurance and her crew. Bibliography, index.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel lives in Cold Spring, New York, with her husband and young daughter.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition
Verlag: Clarion Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good