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THE LOST MEN: THE HARROWING STORY OF SHACKLETON'S ROSS SEA PARTY

THE LOST MEN: THE HARROWING STORY OF SHACKLETON'S ROSS SEA PARTY

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THE LOST MEN: THE HARROWING STORY OF SHACKLETON'S ROSS SEA PARTY

by Tyler-Lewis, Kelly

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0747569266
ISBN 13
9780747569268
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Bloomsbury, London, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 1st Edition; Cloth. xvi, 366 pages, illustrated b/w photos, drawings, diagrams, index. Original covers in unclipped dust jacket. Appears unread, contents clean. In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital food and fuel depots to supply the epic crossing. Yet all went tragically wrong when the Aurora broke free of her moorings in an Antarctic gale and stranded ten men ashore. Left with little more than the clothing on their backs and scavenged equipment, the men vowed to carry on in the face of impossible odds. Meanwhile the rest of the Aurora crew, cast adrift at the mercy of the elements, battled for survival. The lost men struggled to save themselves and carry out their mission with little hope of rescue. This is the first UK edition. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. ISBN: 0747569266. ISBN/EAN: 9780747569268. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 3616. . 9780747569268

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The untold story of the last odyssey of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic endeavor is legend, but for sheer heroism and tragic nobility, nothing compares to the saga of the Ross Sea party. This crew of explorers landed on the opposite side of Antarctica from the Endurance with a mission to build supply depots for Shackleton’s planned crossing of the continent. But their ship disappeared in a gale, leaving ten inexperienced, ill-equipped men to trek 1,356 miles in the harshest environment on earth. Drawing on the men’s own journals and photographs, The Lost Men is a masterpiece of historical adventure, a book destined to be a classic in the vein of Into Thin Air .

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Bookseller's Inventory #
3616
Title
THE LOST MEN: THE HARROWING STORY OF SHACKLETON'S ROSS SEA PARTY
Author
Tyler-Lewis, Kelly
Format/Binding
Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition
Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0747569266
ISBN 13
9780747569268
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2006
Keywords
BZDB349 Scott, Terra Nova, expedition. Arctic & Antarctic; Exploration. Unbranded ISBN: 0747569266 EAN: 9780747569268 Tyler-Lewis, Kelly THE LOST MEN: THE HARROWING STORY OF SHACKLETON'S ROSS SEA PARTY.
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