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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... seemed for the moment to be prevent- ing the pack from either opening or drifting much to the north . If the boats had been launched , they would probably have been crushed within minutes . Furthermore , sledging across the ice was ...
... seemed for the moment to be prevent- ing the pack from either opening or drifting much to the north . If the boats had been launched , they would probably have been crushed within minutes . Furthermore , sledging across the ice was ...
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... seemed so hopeless , and Fate seemed absolutely determined to thwart us . Men sat and cursed , not loudly but with an intenseness that showed their hatred of this island on which we had sought shelter . " But if they were to survive ...
... seemed so hopeless , and Fate seemed absolutely determined to thwart us . Men sat and cursed , not loudly but with an intenseness that showed their hatred of this island on which we had sought shelter . " But if they were to survive ...
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... seemed only to be standing still . Occa- sionally the clouds were ripped aside , revealing the coast off the port quarter , just as close as ever . After more than an hour they had demon- strated the truth of what they first suspected ...
... seemed only to be standing still . Occa- sionally the clouds were ripped aside , revealing the coast off the port quarter , just as close as ever . After more than an hour they had demon- strated the truth of what they first suspected ...
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