Dimensions
187 x 245 x 20mm
Shackleton's Incredible Voyage To The Antarctic.
This is the fabulous account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic journey to cross the Antarctic overland. The mission failed but the resulting adventure became one of the most celebrated accounts of man's survival against unbelievable odds.
In August 1914 the 'Endurance' set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1951, still half a continent away from their objective, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. Twelve hundred miles away from land, drifting on ice packs, Shackleton and his men survived the next five months on a diet of dogs, penguins and seals. When the ship eventually sank they were forced to escape by lifeboat. Shackleton then travelled another 850 miles in an open boat across the stormiest ocean in the world to reach help. Every single man got home safely.
Miraculously, throughout this ordeal, the expedition's photographer, Frank Hurley, protected his negatives and photographs from destruction. It is these extraordinary photographs that are reproduced in this new, illustrated edition of Alfred Lansing's harrowing and inspiring book.
