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South: the story of Shackleton's last expedition, 1914-1917
by Shackleton, Sir Ernest
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About This Item
London: William Heinemann, 1919. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, [6], 380; errata slip tipped in at p. 1; color frontispiece, 87 plates throughout (1 double-page), folding map showing the track of the Endurance, 6 sketch maps in the text; previous ownership signature on front free endpaper, minor rubbing, pages a little toned (as usual for the first issue - see Rosove), else a near fine copy in original pictorial blue cloth stamped in silver on upper cover and spine. "Shackleton's account is a classic, and one of the finest in the Antarctic literature. With his inimitable style he chronicled a great tale - an epic of leadership, loyalty, and survival" (Rosove). Rosove 308.A1; Spence 1107.
Synopsis
"One of the most harrowing survival stories of all time"—Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect StormVeteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's excruciating and inspiring expedition to Antarctica aboard the Endurance has long captured the public imagination. South is his own first-hand account of this epic adventure.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 twenty-eight men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for survival. And as the story of their journey across treacherous seas and a wilderness of glaciers and snow fields unfolds, the scale of their courage and heroism becomes movingly clear.* First time published as a Penguin Classic* Includes a selection of Frank Hurley's famous photographs* Features a new Introduction by Fergus Fleming
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- Title
- South: the story of Shackleton's last expedition, 1914-1917
- Author
- Shackleton, Sir Ernest
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1919
- Keywords
- Polar , , ,
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