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<p>In August 1914, twenty-eight men aboard the ship <i>Endurance</i> began what was to be the “last of the great explorations”—the crossing of the vast Antarctic land mass. It turned into one of the most remarkable survival stories ever recorded.</p> <p>In this reissue of the original 1920 edition, Sir Ernest Shackleton, the legendary leader of the expedition, eloquently describes their fabled two-year odyssey in one of the most inhospitable regions on earth—the devastating crushing of the Endurance in a sea of ice, the crew’s impossible journey over the barren, frozen wasteland of the Antarctic, their navigation across nearly a thousand miles of tumultuous seas in an open boat, and their ever-constant struggles against unimaginable cold, hunger, hardship, and despair as they struggled toward rescue.<br> Filled with more than eighty-five photographs and illustrations from the journey, Shackleton’s account is a distinctive tale of high adventure. It is also a lasting testament to his leadership and courage, as well as a moving statement about the human will to survive.</p> <p>Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on February 15, 1874, in County Kildare, Ireland. Shackleton was a journali
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- Author
- Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
- Publisher
- The Lyons Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781599213231
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Travel, Music, History
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (2,482 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- South : the Endurance expedition to Antarctica (1999)
- South: The Endurance Expedition (Penguin Classics) (2002)
- 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)
- South : Shackleton's Endurance Expedition (2013)
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