The Lost Men: The Harrowing Story of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party (New edition)
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Kelly Tyler-Lewis (Author)
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In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set forth to make history with the first-ever crossing of the Antarctic continent. He sailed into the Weddell Sea aboard the Endurance, while a ship called the Aurora sailed into the Ross Sea to create a lifeline of vital food and fuel depots to supply the epic crossing. Yet all went tragically wrong when the Aurora broke free of her moorings in an Antarctic gale and stranded ten men ashore. Left with little more than the clothing on their backs and scavenged equipment, the men vowed to carry on in the face of impossible odds. Meanwhile the rest of the Aurora crew, cast adrift at the mercy of the elements, battled for survival. The lost men struggled to save themselves and carry out their mission with little hope of rescue.
About the Author
Kelly Tyler-Lewis is an historian and filmmaker. A Senior Member of Wolfson College and a Visiting Scholar of the Scott Polar Research Institute, both of the University of Cambridge,Tyler-Lewis is also a consulting historian for the BFI. As a film producer and writer, she received an Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary for Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance, a film for the PBS series NOVA also nominated for Best Documentary of 2002.
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- Contributor: Kelly Tyler-Lewis
- Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN13: 9780747579724
- Number of Pages: 384
- Packaged Dimensions: 129x198x24mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Release Date: 2007-09-03
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Kelly Tyler-Lewis is an historian and filmmaker. A Senior Member of Wolfson College and a Visiting Scholar of the Scott Polar Research Institute, both of the University of Cambridge,Tyler-Lewis is also a consulting historian for the BFI. As a film producer and writer, she received an Emmy Award for Best Historical Documentary for Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance, a film for the PBS series NOVA also nominated for Best Documentary of 2002.
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