{"product_id":"mrs-chippys-last-expedition-9780060932619","title":"Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Alexander has done a fine job. . . allowing the cat's (and her own) sense of humor to have full run.\" \u003cem\u003e--New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship \u003cem\u003eEndurance\u003c\/em\u003e became trapped in the Antarctic ice, all twenty-nine members of the crew were pushed to their limits of survival, including Mrs. Chippy, the ship's estimable cat. Fortunately for posterity, Mrs. Chippy left a diary of the ordeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClosely based on the true events of Shackleton's heroic journey, and illustrated with authentic photographs taken by Frank Hurley, expedition photographer, \u003cem\u003eMrs. Chippy's Last Expedition\u003c\/em\u003e is a firsthand account of one of the greatest adventures in history--from a unique point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander, Caroline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eCaroline Alexander is the author of the international bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Endurance\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Bounty\u003c\/em\u003e and, more recently, \u003cem\u003eThe War That Killed Achilles: The True Story of the Trojan War\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a contributing writer for \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and her work has also appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e, among other publications. Alexander received her doctorate in classics from Columbia University and was the founder of the Department of Classics at the University of Malawi in East Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50513727258898,"sku":"9780060932619","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f70d6935-56ed-471f-90e3-dbbea73e9374.jpg?v=1730965884","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mrs-chippys-last-expedition-9780060932619","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}