Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance

Theharrowingstoryoftheill-fatedEndurance,nowinpaperback.InAugust1914,ErnestShackletonand27mensailedfromEnglandinanattempttobecomethefirstteamofexplorerstocrossAntarcticafromonesidetotheother.Fivemonthslaterandstill100milesfromland,theirship,Endurance,becametrappedinice.Theexpeditionsurvivedanotherfivemonthscampingonicefloes,followedbyaperilousjourneythroughstormyseastoremoteandunvisitedElephantIsland.Inadramaticclimaxtothisamazingsurvivalstory,Shackletonandfiveothersnavigated800milesoftreacherousopenoceanina20-footboattofetcharescueship.ShipwreckattheBottomoftheWorldvividlyre-createsoneofthemostextraordinaryadventurestoriesinhistory.JenniferArmstrongnarratesthisunbelievablestorywithvigor,aneyefordetail,andanappreciationofthemarvelousleadershipofShackleton,whobroughthomeeveryoneofhismenalive.,