Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat
- ISBN-10
- 0060932619
- ISBN-13
- 9780060932619
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-03-24
- Publisher
- Harper Collins
- Author
- Caroline Alexander
Description
The carpenter has a very fine cat who is known as "Mrs. Chippie"... -- from the diary of Commander F. A. Worsley, captain of Shackleton's Endurance When Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance became trapped in the Antarctic ice, all twenty-nine members of the crew were pushed to their limits of survival, including Mrs. Chippy, the ship's estimable cat. Fortunately for posterity, Mrs. Chippy left a diary of the ordeal. Closely based on the true events of Shackleton's heroic journey, and illustrated with authentic photographs taken by Frank Hurley, expedition photographer, Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition is a firsthand account of one of the greatest adventures in history--from a unique point of view.
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