As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was. Hishistoric 1914 journey aboard theEndurancehas all the drama of an action movie.
Product code: 9780448479316
| ISBN |
9780448479316 |
| No. Of Pages |
112 |
| Publisher |
Grosset and Dunlap |
| Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) |
H194xW137xS6 |
| Series |
Who Was? |
| Illustrated By |
Max Hergenrother |