The Endurance

Hardcover by Caroline Alexander. Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition. 1998 edition. In August, 1914 days before the outbreak of the 1st World War, the renowned Explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven set sail for the South Alantic in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in the history of exploration: the 1st crossing on foot of the Antarctic continent weaving a treacherous path through the freezing Weddell Sea, they had come within Eighty-miles of their destination when their ship the Endurance was trapped fast in the ice pack. More detailed description on photo 2. Inside is in excellent condition dustcover has some very minor wear on the upper tops of the dustcover. Back upper right corner has a very,very minor tear. About one-sixteenth of a inch or less. 214 pages. Isbn 0-375-40403-1.