Crossley Steven
Author
Language
English
Description
Exhibiting wit and extraordinary insight, Caroline Alexander sheds fresh light on Sir Ernest Shackleton's well-documented 1914 expedition to Antarctica, in which no human life was lost. From actual journals kept by the explorers, she creates a marvelous diary of the expedition, written from the viewpoint of a world-weary cat.
As the Endurance prepares to sail, the shipwright's curious tomcat hides deep within the hold. When crew members discover...