Endurance vs Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Scientific expeditions, Explorers, Discovery and exploration, Journeys, British, Travel
Endurance
Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England, in August 1914. The ship became locked inside an island of ice,…
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Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22
Sir John Franklin's Narrative of the Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea in the Years 1819-1822 recounts a hair-raising adventure of the "Golden Age of Discovery", the period from 1800 to 1847 when sailing ships from…
The verdict
- Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Endurance | Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (178559) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (371) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (689) | — |
Reception
| Endurance | Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 178559 | — |
| Editions | 43 | 71 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 172899 | — |
| Reading it now | 8586 | — |
| Written reviews | 14907 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3258 | — |
| Pages | 287 | 218 |