Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat

Thecarpenterhasaveryfinecatwhoisknownas"Mrs.Chippie"...--fromthediaryofCommanderF.A.Worsley,captainofShackleton'sEnduranceWhenSirErnestShackleton'sshipEndurancebecametrappedintheAntarcticice,alltwenty-ninemembersofthecrewwerepushedtotheirlimitsofsurvival,includingMrs.Chippy,theship'sestimablecat.Fortunatelyforposterity,Mrs.Chippyleftadiaryoftheordeal.CloselybasedonthetrueeventsofShackleton'sheroicjourney,andillustratedwithauthenticphotographstakenbyFrankHurley,expeditionphotographer,Mrs.Chippy'sLastExpeditionisafirsthandaccountofoneofthegreatestadventuresinhistory--fromauniquepointofview.