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Synopsis
This memoir, first issued in 1933, is the navigator Frank Worsley's account of taking the James Caird from Elephant Island to South Georgia in 1916, after Shackleton's Endurance had been crushed in the ice. Worsley records the boat's launch, the navigation by sextant in heavy seas, the landing on the uninhabited coast, and the overland march with Shackleton and Crean to the Stromness whaling station to fetch help for the men left behind. The book stays with that boat journey and rescue, not with the earlier drift on the pack or a complete expedition history.
Title Metadata
Record ID2304
Contributor
AuthorFrank Worsley
Translator
—Introduced by
Ranulph FiennesEditor
—Preface by
—Illustrator
Simon PembertonCollection & Classification
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First Published
1933Fiction / Non-Fiction
Non-FictionEdition
Standard EditionPhysical Details
Binding
Paper BoundTypeface
Bodoni, Sackers GothicPage Count
168ISBN
9780515044867Slipcase
YesMarket & Pricing
Language
EnglishFolio Price
$64.95Avg. Sale Price
—In Print
NoFolio Number
1956Last Updated: 6 September 2026
Subject/Genre
6 SubjectsBiography & Autobiography
Polar Regions
Expeditions & Discoveries
Sea
20th Century
Maritime History & Piracy
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Physical Description
Dimensions23.7 x 17 cm
Bound in textured paper, printed with an illustration. Green slipcase and endpapers.
Printings2 Printings
| Printing | Print Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Printing | 2015 | — |
| 2nd Printing | 2021 | — |