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<p><strong>The harrowing account of Shackleton’s ill-fated attempt to traverse Antarctica and the struggle to survive the world’s most unforgiving continent.</strong></p> <p>In 1914,<br> as Europe braces for an unfathomably deadly war, explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets sail for Antarctica to do the impossible: traverse the continent. He has a ship (the aptly named Endurance), a head brimming with optimism, and 28 men willing to follow him on an expedition across some of the most treacherous terrain on the planet. But Shackleton’s optimism doesn’t last long. Despite his experience in the Antarctic, disaster strikes early on when the Endurance is trapped in packed ice and slowly crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men off the ship and stranding them in a sea of ice.</p> <p><em>South</em> is the legendary story of Shackleton and his crew’s struggle to survive the elements and return home alive. Written by Shackleton, <em>South<br> </em>is a truly astonishing story of human fortitude. It is the story of a voyage that lasts nearly three years—a firsthand account of hurricane-force winds, subzero temperatures, glaciers, icebergs, freezing water, starvation, and lethal,<br> terrifying s
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- Author
- Sir Ernest Shackleton
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781620874363
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Nature, Travel
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5 (2,466 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- South : the Endurance expedition to Antarctica (1999)
- South: The Endurance Expedition (Penguin Classics) (2002)
- South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance (The Explorers Club Classic) (2008)
- South : the Endurance expedition (1999)
- South : the last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance (1998)
- South : the Last Antarctic Expedition of Shakleton and the Endurance (2001)
- South: The last Antarctic expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance (Adlard Coles Maritime Classics) (2014)
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