Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
- ISBN-10
- 0375810498
- ISBN-13
- 9780375810497
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 134
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Author
- Jennifer Armstrong
Description
Sir Ernest Shackleton and his expedition team's journey to the Antarctic continent in 1914 goes terribly wrong after their boat is trapped and crushed by ice, leaving them stranded in the most harsh conditions and fighting for their very lives with every step they took. Reprint.
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