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Shackleton - A Beginner's Guide introduces you to the amazing life of the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who in 1914, when leading the Endurance expedition to Antarctica, became stranded on the drifting polar ice-pack, hundreds of miles from safety.
Christopher Edge's gripping text explores:
the world of polar exploration at the beginning of the 20th century;
the threats to survival in the harsh environment of Antarctica, the last true wilderness on earth;
Shackleton's heroic feats of bravery and determination on his earlier Antarctic expeditions