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Caroline Alexander (1)

This page covers the author of The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition.

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The Iliad (Translator, some editions) 31,370 copies, 314 reviews
The Worst Journey in the World (Introduction, some editions) 1,561 copies, 44 reviews
Granta 51: Big Men (Contributor) 103 copies, 1 review
The Best American Travel Writing 2009 (Contributor) 102 copies, 2 reviews
The Best American Magazine Writing 2007 (Contributor) 57 copies, 1 review
National Geographic Magazine 2015 v227 #2 February (Contributor) 13 copies, 1 review
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Florida, USA
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New Hampshire, USA
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writer (The New Yorker ∙ Granta ∙ Condé Nast Traveler ∙ Smithsonian ∙ Outside ∙ and National Geographic)
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Lives on a farm in NH.

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