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Bristow - Bovey Darrel - Finding Endurance Shackleton My Father And A World Without End - Paperback
Bristow - Bovey Darrel - Finding Endurance Shackleton My Father And A World Without End - Paperback
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Description: Engaging absorbing and crammed with marvellous stories Finding Endurance is a tale about exploring the cold told with much warmth. MICK Herron Beautiful thrilling heroic and kind a ripping yarn Claire Robertson Author OF THE Spiral House Tender heartfelt and lyrical Petin a Gappah Author OF OUT OF Darkness Shining Light An exhilarating read Henriett a ROSE - Innes Author OF Green LION Since the discovery of the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance on the bed of the Antarctic ocean the world has been enthralled anew by one of the greatest stories of all time. Acclaimed South African writer Darrel Bristow - Bovey himself a Shackleton aficionado revisits this dramatic event which managed to sweep the tide of anger and rancour off the timelines and front pages of the world. He asks how so many ordinary people who don't know a nunatak from a barquentine were so moved at the finding of a small wooden ship once sailed by a half - forgotten Irishman? In re - examining the story and its players he presents new details and a new understanding of the courage and hardship of the Endurance voyage and reminds us of how extraordinary humans can be. Not all is lost and what has been lost can be regained: the ocean has given us something back. What's more we are reminded that miracles still happen: human miracles performed by flawed people in helpless situations.
Title: Finding Endurance Shackleton My Father And A World Without End
Author(s): Bristow - Bovey Darrel
Publisher: Icon Books
Barcode: 9781915563002
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Underwater Archaeology
Description: Engaging absorbing and crammed with marvellous stories Finding Endurance is a tale about exploring the cold told with much warmth. MICK Herron Beautiful thrilling heroic and kind a ripping yarn Claire Robertson Author OF THE Spiral House Tender heartfelt and lyrical Petin a Gappah Author OF OUT OF Darkness Shining Light An exhilarating read Henriett a ROSE - Innes Author OF Green LION Since the discovery of the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance on the bed of the Antarctic ocean the world has been enthralled anew by one of the greatest stories of all time. Acclaimed South African writer Darrel Bristow - Bovey himself a Shackleton aficionado revisits this dramatic event which managed to sweep the tide of anger and rancour off the timelines and front pages of the world. He asks how so many ordinary people who don't know a nunatak from a barquentine were so moved at the finding of a small wooden ship once sailed by a half - forgotten Irishman? In re - examining the story and its players he presents new details and a new understanding of the courage and hardship of the Endurance voyage and reminds us of how extraordinary humans can be. Not all is lost and what has been lost can be regained: the ocean has given us something back. What's more we are reminded that miracles still happen: human miracles performed by flawed people in helpless situations.
Title: Finding Endurance Shackleton My Father And A World Without End
Author(s): Bristow - Bovey Darrel
Publisher: Icon Books
Barcode: 9781915563002
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 9/24/2024
Category: Underwater Archaeology
