Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible VoyageTyndale House Publishers, 1999 - 272 halaman In 1914, an expedition headed by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to be the first to cross the continent of Antarctica. Shipwrecked and marooned for months on end, their ill-fated voyage became a triumphant story of indomitable courage and faith in the face of astounding obstacles. A bestseller since it was first published in 1959, Alfred Lansing's Endurance now features a foreword and afterword from Dr. James Dobson—inspiring every reader to persevere no matter how impossible the challenge. |
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... began to blow , though not much at first . It wasn't until 7 P.M. that the snow began to fall . By two o'clock the following morning the whole ship vibrated as the wind screamed through the rigging at seventy miles an hour . The snow ...
... began to blow , though not much at first . It wasn't until 7 P.M. that the snow began to fall . By two o'clock the following morning the whole ship vibrated as the wind screamed through the rigging at seventy miles an hour . The snow ...
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... began to ice up . The decision was inevitable , but Shackleton put it off as long as he dared . They pumped and bailed and beat the ice off her - all the while fighting to hold her stern up into the wind . Noon ... one o'clock ... two o ...
... began to ice up . The decision was inevitable , but Shackleton put it off as long as he dared . They pumped and bailed and beat the ice off her - all the while fighting to hold her stern up into the wind . Noon ... one o'clock ... two o ...
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... began to fail , and the sky off the Caird's starboard quarter was kindled into vivid , almost angry shades of orange and red that slowly faded . It was dark by 6 P.M. Overhead a heavy bank of clouds rolled in , and the wind gradually in ...
... began to fail , and the sky off the Caird's starboard quarter was kindled into vivid , almost angry shades of orange and red that slowly faded . It was dark by 6 P.M. Overhead a heavy bank of clouds rolled in , and the wind gradually in ...
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