South : The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance
by Ernest Shackleton
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In 1914, as the shadow of war falls across Europe, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the Antarctic continent. Their initial optimism is short-lived, however, as the ice field slowly thickens, encasing the ship Endurance in a death-grip, crushing their craft, and marooning 28 men on a ploar ice floe. In an epic struggle of man versus the elements, Shackleton leads his team on a harrowing quest for survival over some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world. Icy, tempestuous seas full of gargantuan waves, mountainous glaciers and icebergs, unending brutal cold, and ever-looming starvation are their mortal foes as Shackleton and his men struggle to stay alive. What happened to those brave men forever stands as a testament to their strength of will and the power of human endurance. This is their story, as told by the man who led them.
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- South : The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance
- Author
- Ernest Shackleton
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- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
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- ISBN 10
- 1599213230
- ISBN 13
- 9781599213231
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- Globe Pequot Press, The
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2008
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