Download or read book Shackleton and the Antarctic Explorers written by Gavin Mortimer and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail aboard his ship Endurance, heading an audacious expedition to cross the continent of Antarctica on foot. It was a failure, but the story that emerged of survival against the odds, remains one of the most gripping dramas of all time"--Page 4 of cover.