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South With Endurance

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I bought this book after I read about it. The photographs provide the proof of who these spectacular men were. Frank Hurley makes it more real than any words could describe. As you look at the photos you realize the beauty but also the desolateness of where they were. There was nothing there! Blue sky or white snow, with occasional grey clouds. Three colors to live with for over a year. There are beautiful portraits, animal photos and great shots of the ship that could have done the job, but sadly didn't. Amazing, truly amazing. There are even a few color pictures that Frank took.

SOUTH WITH ENDURANCE is the official photographic record of the extraordinary expedition to the Antarctic in 1914 under Sir Ernest Shackleton. Frank Hurley was hand-picked to photograph and record the discovery of the South Pole and to chronicle the brave works of the intrepid explorers and events of the mission.

Having read the accounts of the ENDURANCE expedition, I couldn't wait to see the pictures...of the ice, the beauty, the men, dogs, ship, of the hardships and victories of this ill-fated expedition. I was not disappointed.

This collection of photographs is breath-taking, beautiful, and spectacular. At a time when the science of photography was in its early stages, Hurley captured hundreds of images which became the official record and bore witness to the heroism and extreme conditions which threatened the lives of the 28 explorers.