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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

by Alfred Lansing

Experience one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age: The harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole

Cover of Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Hardcover
Pages 412 pages
Published 1959
Audiobook 10h 21m
Languages English, French, Hungarian

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Publisher's Summary

In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot.…

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Weighted Score
4.43 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
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R (Avg Rating): 4.51 ★
v (Ratings Count): 342
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 4.51
True Ratings 342
Written Reviews 46
Shelved (Popularity) 974
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Ernest Henry Shackleton Sir (1874-1922)
Ernest Shackleton
Expédition impériale trans-antarctique (1914-1917)

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