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The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance

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This is a gripping tale of true-life mystery and true-life action and adventure by the marine archaeologist who headed two Antarctic expeditions leading to the discovery of the 1915 wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance. For the legions of readers captivated by stories of exploration and disaster, Mensun Bound’s The Ship Beneath the Ice will be an enthralling delight.

By the subject of the National Geographic documentary Endurance, streaming soon on Disney+

"As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. . . Bound’s account is a triumph. The storytelling is piano-wire taut, the writing saturated with polar moodiness." ― Sunday Times

The inside story of how the Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's legendary lost ship, was found in the most hostile sea on Earth, told by the expedition's Director of Exploration.

On November 21, 1914, the Endurance succ...

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Finding the Endurance: A Guest Post from Mensun Bound, Author of The Ship Beneath the Ice

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