South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance (Explorers Club Classics) [Paperback]

Sir Ernest Shackleton (Author), Tim Cahill (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Explorers Club Classics | Publication Date: June 17, 2008

This first-person account of the Endurance crew's famed odyssey across the frozen Antarctic is a classic tale of survival, resolve, and leadership.

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"One of the great adventure stories....a rousing read."--New York Times

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This is the most handsome paperback edition available of this important historic record. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 488 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (June 17, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599213230
• ISBN-13: 978-1599213231
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #692,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #89 in Books > Travel > Polar Regions > Antarctica

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Edge of Your Seat, December 10, 1999

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This review is from: South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance (Paperback)

Fascinating and exciting book. Shackelton writes in the most British of style -- he describes an ice floe splitting beneath his tent in the same plain delivery as the description of a depth sounding. The book is overflowing with the most amazing of events, placing Shackelton's crew in an adventure every bit as great as Lewis and Clark's expedition (read the Ambrose book "Undaunted Courage" if you like this one).

This is a fine edition, as it includes approx. eighty photographs of the expedition. From the outset of the voyage to the harrowing crossing of St. George Island, this guy would put today's extreme adventure-seekers to shame.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer will and nerve., August 12, 2000

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This review is from: South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance (Paperback)

Ernest Shackleton's description of his voyage into and subsequent escape from Antartica is amazing. The matter of fact tone with which he describes his adventure seems wildly juxtaposed on the events which he led his men safely through. It's an interesting read which gives some glimpse into the calm and mechanically rational mind of Shackleton, the reason he and his men survived. I highly recommend this book.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A True Leader, February 2, 2001

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This review is from: South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shackleton and the Endurance (Paperback)

Shackleton was an amazing man full of true grit and true leadership. Among the many things that stand out in his story of survival is the importance of keeping a journal. Even after many supplies and equipment were left on the ice, the men were instructed to continue to carry their journals. And what if they had not? Where would be the true story that outshines most fictional adventure stories in the minds and imaginations of many, including myself?

If you want to read more about Antarctica, I suggest T.H. Baughman's "Before the Heroes Came."