shackleton, ernest henry

Tells the story of the shipwreck of the "Endurance" in a sea of ice en route to Antarctica, and the amazing survival of all twenty-eight members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions.

Tells the story of Ernest Shackleton and his crew who abandoned the ship Endurance in the Antarctic.

"A group of sled dogs must race to survive during a perilous journey across Antarctica"--Provided by publisher.

Presents the survival story of Ernest Shackleton, an Antarctic explorer whose ship was trapped in ice for more than five hundred days in extreme conditions before being rescued.

Provides an account of the voyage undertaken by polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew aboard the Endurance in 1914-15, telling how the men survived after their ship became locked inside an island of ice and drifted for ten months before being crushed.

In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton announced a new adventure---an ambitious overland trek from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans via the South Pole. The trip became an incredible account of decisive leadership in the face of unbelievable adversity. Shackleton's original words are illustrated with a wide selection of photographs taken by Frank Hurley, who acceompanied Shackleton, and paintings by another expedition member, George Marston.

Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions.

A humorous look at the polar expedition of Ernest Shackleton.

An illustrated account of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabitable land.