The Resource Shackleton : the biography, Ranulph Fiennes
Shackleton : the biography, Ranulph Fiennes
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- Summary
- "In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives. Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history. Shackleton is a captivating new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership under the most extreme of circumstances. Written by polar adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes who followed in Shackleton's footsteps, he brings his own unique insights to bear on these infamous expeditions. Shackleton is both re-appraisal and a valediction, separating Shackleton from the myth he has become"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Extent
- 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781643138794
- Label
- Shackleton : the biography
- Title
- Shackleton
- Title remainder
- the biography
- Statement of responsibility
- Ranulph Fiennes
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives. Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history. Shackleton is a captivating new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership under the most extreme of circumstances. Written by polar adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes who followed in Shackleton's footsteps, he brings his own unique insights to bear on these infamous expeditions. Shackleton is both re-appraisal and a valediction, separating Shackleton from the myth he has become"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 11037945
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1944-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fiennes, Ranulph
- Dewey number
- 919.8904092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G875.S5
- LC item number
- F47 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry
- Endurance (Ship)
- Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
- Explorers
- Antarctica
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Shackleton : the biography, Ranulph Fiennes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Extent
- 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781643138794
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
-
- on1259047818
- (OCoLC)1259047818
- Label
- Shackleton : the biography, Ranulph Fiennes
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Extent
- 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781643138794
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), maps
- System control number
-
- on1259047818
- (OCoLC)1259047818
Subject
- Endurance (Ship)
- trueExplorers
- Explorers -- Great Britain
- Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922
- Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- trueAntarctica -- Discovery and exploration | British
- trueAntarctica -- Exploration
- Biographies
- Biography
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