<BLOCKQUOTE>The carpenter has a very fine cat who is known as "Mrs. Chippie"... <BR>-- from the diary of Commander F. A. Worsley, captain of Shackleton&#39;s <I>Endurance</I></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>When Sir Ernest Shackleton&#39;s ship <I>Endurance</I> 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&#39;s estimable cat. Fortunately for posterity, Mrs. Chippy left a diary of the ordeal. <P> Closely based on the true events of Shackleton&#39;s heroic journey, and illustrated with authentic photographs taken by Frank Hurley, expedition photographer, <I>Mrs. Chippy&#39;s Last Expedition</I> is a firsthand account of one of the greatest adventures in history--from a unique point of view.