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Escape from the Antarctic (Great Journeys Series) by Sir Ernest Shackleton
Category: Travel
Although Shackleton's (1874-1922) epic expedition to reach the South Pole was a complete disaster, it was rescued from absurdity by his heroic, terrifying crossing of the Southern Ocean in a small boat to a whaling station on South Georgia. Through one of the greatest recorded feats of navigation and of ...Show more
Heart of the Antarctic and South by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Category: Biography | Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature
Ernest Shackleton led two Antarctic expeditions, and died shortly after the beginning of a third. His first expedition was not a total success (they did not reach the South Pole), and the second was, in some senses, a total failure (they never reached the Antarctic mainland at all). Yet it is the second ...Show more
South by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Category: Biography Memoir | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
A firsthand account of the Endurance expedition. As the first world war broke out in Europe, Shackleton's expedition to the South Pole became trapped by ice. Their ship, the Endurance, was crushed and the men were forced to survive in and escape from one of the world's most hostile enviroments.
South! by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Category: Travel | Series: Stanford Travel Classics
South is Shackleton's first-hand account of the epic expedition, which he described as 'the last great journey on earth'. During the journey their ship, the Endurance, became trapped by ice and was crushed, forcing the men to survive in and escape from one of the world's most hostile environments. With ...Show more
South (Illustrated edtn): The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-17 by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Category: History
Based upon Shackleton's diaries and writings, this work gives the reader an insight into the appalling conditions that the author and his party endured when the Endurance lay trapped in sea ice and they were forced to march 600 miles across unstable sea ice.
South : The Endurance Expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Category: History
A first-hand account of the Endurance expedition, this text tells the tale of Shackleton's expedition to the South Pole as World War I broke out in Europe. Their ship, the Endurance, was crushed and the men were forced to survive in and escape from one of the world's most hostile environments. Traversin ...Show more
South - The Endurance Expedition by Ernest Shackleton
Category: History | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
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South: The Endurance Expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Category: Biography Memoir | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it and marooning 28 men on the polar ice. Alone in ...Show more
South: The Endurance Expedition: Popular Penguins by Ernest Shackleton
Category: Classic | Series: Popular Penguins Ser.
Sir Ernest Shackleton's South is one of the greatest survival stories of all time. In 1914, Shackleton led a party of men hoping to be the first to traverse the Antarctic, but when their ship became crushed by ice 350 miles from land, the expedition soon became a matter of life and death. This is the ex ...Show more
South: The Endurance Expedition to Antarctica by Ernest Shackleton
Category: Travel
Sir Ernest Shackleton's astonishing memoir of his 1914 Antarctic expedition explores human courage, tenacity and an unflagging hope in the face of adversity.
South: The Illustrated Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Category: Art and Design
Experience the epic survival adventure of Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, brought to life with photos from the journey as well as modern color photography of the fauna, seascapes, and landscapes! In 1914, the polar explorer Ernest Shackleton announced an ambitious plan to lead t ...Show more