The Heart of the Antarctic

by Ernest Shackleton

Overview

MEN go out into the void spaces of the world for various reasons. Some are actuated simply by a love of adventure, some have the keen thirst for scientific knowledge, and others again are drawn away from the trodden paths by the ""lure of little voices,"" the mysterious fascination of the unknown. I think that in my own case it was a combination of these factors that determined me to try my fortune once again in the frozen south....

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163186822
Publisher:	Walrus Books Publisher
Publication date:	11/09/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	787,014
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE was an Anglo-Irish merchant naval officer who made his reputation as an explorer during what is known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, a period of discovery characterised by journeys of geographical and scientific exploration in a largely unknown continent, without any of the benefits of modern travel methods or radio communication