Escape from the ice : Shackleton and the Endurance /

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by Roop, Connie.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Level 4 Authors: Roop, Peter. | Doucet, Bob. Series: Hello reader! Level 4 Published by : Scholastic, (New York :) Physical details: 48 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm. Subject(s): Shackleton, Ernest Henry, --Sir, --1874-1922 --Travel. | Shackleton, Ernest Henry, --Sir, --1874-1922. | Endurance (Ship) | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition --(1914-1917) | Explorers. | Antarctica --Discovery and exploration. Year : 2001 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction

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Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.