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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... wave , possibly six feet high , bearing down upon them . Somebody shouted to wake up Worsley , and McLeod shook him ... wave hit them and rolled over the stern . Greenstreet was almost knocked off his seat . A moment later the second ...
... wave , possibly six feet high , bearing down upon them . Somebody shouted to wake up Worsley , and McLeod shook him ... wave hit them and rolled over the stern . Greenstreet was almost knocked off his seat . A moment later the second ...
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... wave . The pump was not adequate to handle the water , and extra hands had to be called to bail . Toward noon the boat began to ice up . The decision was inevitable , but Shackleton put it off as long as he dared . They pumped and ...
... wave . The pump was not adequate to handle the water , and extra hands had to be called to bail . Toward noon the boat began to ice up . The decision was inevitable , but Shackleton put it off as long as he dared . They pumped and ...
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... wave , was advancing rapidly toward them . He spun around and instinctively pulled his head down . " Hold on ! " he shouted . " It's got us ! " For a long instant nothing happened . The Caird simply rose higher and higher , and the dull ...
... wave , was advancing rapidly toward them . He spun around and instinctively pulled his head down . " Hold on ! " he shouted . " It's got us ! " For a long instant nothing happened . The Caird simply rose higher and higher , and the dull ...
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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