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Bound for Antarctica in August 1914, the ship Endurance set sail from England for Ernest Shackleton’s ambitious plan to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. The vessel became trapped in an ice floe and was later crushed, leaving Shackleton and his 27 crew members stranded on the frozen Antarctic seas. Over the course of more than a year, they endured extreme hardships and hostile conditions, relying on camaraderie, ingenuity, and resilience. Their story of survival has become a defining example of heroism and the extraordinary human spirit in the face of nature’s most unforgiving environments.
First publish date: 1959
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Alfred Lansing
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