The Ship Beneath The Ice: The Discovery Of Shackleton's Endu

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Nombre: The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Mariner Books

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"As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. ... Bounds account is a triumph. The storytelling is piano-wire taut, the writing saturated with polar moodiness." Sunday Times
The inside story of how the Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's legendary lost ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth, told by the expedition's Director of Exploration.
On November 21, 1914, after sailing more than ten thousand miles from Norway to the Antarctic Ocean, the Endurance finally succumbed to the surrounding ice. Ernest Shackleton and his crew had navigated the 144-foot, three-masted wooden vessel to Antarctica to become the first to cross the barren continent, but early season pack ice trapped them in place offshore. They watched in silence as the ships stern rose twenty feet in the air and disappeared into the frigid sea, then spent six harrowing months marooned on the ice in its wake. Seal meat was their only sustenance as Shackletons expedition to push the limits of human strength took a new form: one of survival against the odds.
As this legendary story entered the annals of polar exploration, it inspired a new global race to find the wrecked Endurance, by all accounts the worlds most unreachable shipwreck. Several missions failed, thwarted, as Shackleton was, by the unpredictable Weddell Sea. Finally, a century to the day after Shackletons death, renowned marine archeologist Mensun Bound and an elite team of explorers discovered the lost shipwreck. Nearly ten thousand feet below the ice lay a remarkably preserved Endurance, its name still emblazoned on the ships stern.
The Ship Beneath the Ice chronicles two dramatic expeditions to what Shackleton called the most hostile sea on Earth. Bound experienced failure and despair in his attempts to locate the wreck, and, like Shackleton before him, very nearly found his vessel frozen in ice.
Complete with captivating photos from the 1914 expedition and of the wreck as Bound and his team found it, this inspiring modern-day adventure narrative captures the intrepid spirit that joins two mariners across the centuriesboth of whom accomplished the impossible.

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As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. ... Bounds account is a triumph. The storytelling is piano-wire taut, the writing saturated with polar moodiness." Sunday Times (London)
"Utterly captivating. ... In his engrossing account, Bound, the maritime archaeologist who led the expedition that found the wreck, alternates between past and present, reminding readers of what happened in 1915 and also taking them along on his modern-day expedition to find the Endurance. Bound is a terrific storyteller; he writes with a sense of showmanship, instilling the story of the Endurances discovery with drama, suspense, and pulse-racing thrills. ... This is simply wonderful. Booklist (starred review)
"Gloriously written. ... With the verve of a thriller, Bound's narrative deftly weaves together his voyages and Shackleton's. ... Bound is blessed with a poet's ear for richly evocative language." Times Literary Supplement (London)
An engaging account. ... Bound narrates it thrillingly, giving the reader the sense of much more than the catch of a lifetime... If Mr. Bound and his colleagues rekindle interest in Shackletons expedition a century ago they will have done a service. This book is a good place to start. Wall Street Journal
Captivating and engrossing. ... Bound has a natural flair for storytelling and his narrative cracks along with the pace of a well-crafted thriller. Mail on Sunday
The story of Shackletons Endurance is one of the most extraordinary in the history of exploration. This is more than just an astonishing sequel. It is a tale just as powerful, and one which redefines the meaning of impossible Sir Michael Palin, author of Erebus
An enthralling tale of an extraordinary venture which brings Shackletons epic story bang up to the present day. Cam

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Tiempo de entrega: 15 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Defectos de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
ASIN: 006329740X
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Mariner Books
Titulo del libro: The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
Autor: Bound, Mensun
Fecha de publicación: 2023-02-28 00:00:00
Idioma: Inglés
Editor: Mariner Books
Número de páginas: 416
ISBN-13: 9780063297401
SKU: 9780063297401