Bibliograph

Shackleton's stowaway, by Victoria McKernan

Type

Label

Shackleton's stowaway, by Victoria McKernan

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Shackleton's stowaway

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

681634745

Responsibility statement

by Victoria McKernan

Summary

A fictionalized account of the adventures of eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow, who stowed away for the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition and, after their ship Endurance was crushed by ice, endured many hardships, including the loss of the toes of his left foot to frostbite, during the nearly two-year return journey across sea and ice

Table Of Contents

Shackleton's stowaway -- Map -- Author's note -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Timeline - Members of the expedition -- Further reading

Target audience

juvenile

Classification