South: The Endurance Expedition

by Ernest Shackleton

Overview

First appearing in 1919, "South: The Endurance Expedition" is the gripping account of those who traveled with Sir Ernest Shackleton on his third expedition to Antarctica. In August1914, Shackleton set out with a crew of twenty-eight aboard the ship "Endurance" in an effort to become the first men to cross the vast Antarctic land mass, a grand plan that was given the lofty title "The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition." At the same time the "Endurance" set out into the Weddell Sea so that a group of six, including Shackleton, could traverse the vase continent, another ship, called "The Aurora" landed on the other side of the continent to leave supplies for Shackleton's group. Their adventurous and daring exploration soon became a struggle for survival however when the "Endurance" was trapped by solid ice which slowly crushed and disabled the ship and left the crew stranded in a barren snowy wilderness. What would follow is one of the most gripping tales of heroism and survival in the face of almost certain death to have ever been told. Drawing upon the first-hand accounts of the men who lived to tell the tale, "South: The Endurance Expedition" is a harrowing and fascinating saga of polar exploration. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420968217
Publisher:	Digireads.com
Publication date:	03/16/2020
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

Ernest Shackleton was born in 1874 and joined the merchant navy at 16. A passion for exploration led to him joining the Royal Geographic Society whilst still at sea and in 1901 he secured a place on Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition. In 1907 he embarked on his own Antarctic mission and was knighted on his return to England. 7 years later, in his ship the Endurance, he set off on an attempt to cross the Antartic from one side, to the other. Although his ship was trapped and crushed in ice Shackleton made an incredible journey to rescue his men and returned home a hero. Fergus Fleming was educated at Oxford University and City University, London and has been a freelance writer since 1991. Barrow's Boys, which is a chronicle of 19th century exploration, was read on BBC Radio 4 and other titles include Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole and Cassell's Tales of Endurance. He currently lives in Cheltenham.

Table of Contents

South: The Endurance ExpeditionIntroduction by Fergus Fleming
Preface

I. Into the Weddell Sea
II. New Land
III. Winter Months
IV. Loss of the Endurance
V. Ocean Camp
VI. The March Between
VII. Patience Camp
VIII. Escape from the Ice
IX. The Boat Journey
X. Across South Georgia
XI. The Rescue
XII. Elephant Island
XIII. The Ross Sea Party
XIV. Wintering in McMurdo Sound
XV. Laying the Depots
XVI. The Aurora's Drift
XVII. The Last Relief
XVIII. The Final Phase

APPENDIX I
Scientific Work
Sea-Ice Nomenclature
Meteorology
Physics
South Atlantic Whales and Whaling

APPENDIX II
The Expedition Huts at McMurdo Sound

Index

Editorial Reviews

?Best read in the course of a single stormy night... you will be gripped.? ("The New Yorker")

aBest read in the course of a single stormy night... you will be gripped.a ("The New Yorker")

Best read in the course of a single stormy night... you will be gripped. ("The New Yorker")

"Best read in the course of a single stormy night... you will be gripped." ("The New Yorker")

"Best read in the course of a single stormy night . . . you will be gripped."

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