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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... took in their oars and hoisted sail , trying to beat up into the wind . But for the Wills it was an impossi- ble task , so the Caird had to take her in tow . They made almost no headway against the current . Toward 5 P.M. , the wind ...
... took in their oars and hoisted sail , trying to beat up into the wind . But for the Wills it was an impossi- ble task , so the Caird had to take her in tow . They made almost no headway against the current . Toward 5 P.M. , the wind ...
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... took the worst punishment of all , and about eight o'clock , the strain began to tell on Wild , who had been at the Caird's tiller for twenty - four hours without relief . Shackleton ordered McNeish to take over , but the carpenter ...
... took the worst punishment of all , and about eight o'clock , the strain began to tell on Wild , who had been at the Caird's tiller for twenty - four hours without relief . Shackleton ordered McNeish to take over , but the carpenter ...
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... took his turn at chipping for as long as he could endure it , which was rarely more than five minutes . First they had to knock off enough ice to get a handhold and a place to put their knees . To stand up on that glassy , rolling deck ...
... took his turn at chipping for as long as he could endure it , which was rarely more than five minutes . First they had to knock off enough ice to get a handhold and a place to put their knees . To stand up on that glassy , rolling deck ...
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afternoon ahead Antarctic astern began berg Blackboro blubber boats Clarence Island cold crack Crean crew dark deck diary Docker dogs Drake Passage drift Elephant Island Endurance Ernest Shackleton expedition face feet finally floe Frank Hurley Frank Wild gale glaciers Greenstreet hands hoosh Hudson Hurley Hussey James Caird journey King Haakon Bay knew land looked Macklin wrote Marston McIlroy McNeish miles minutes morning nearly night noon o'clock oars Ocean Camp once open water Orde-Lees pack Palmer Peninsula party Patience Camp Paulet Island penguins pressure pulled pumps reached rocks rose sail sea anchor seal seemed Shackleton decided Shackleton ordered ship shouted side sight sledge sleeping bags slowly snow South Georgia starboard stove surface swell teams tent Tom Crean took turned Vahsel Bay waited watch wave weather Weddell Sea whaling Wild wind Worsley Worsley's