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Book SynopsisOver a century after she sank, the Endurance has been found, and here, in his own words, Sir Ernest Shackleton tells the extraordinary story of his extraordinary adventure.In 1911 Roald Amundsen beat Robert Falcon Scott to the South Pole, and Scott and his colleagues all died on the return journey. Ernest Shackleton, who had served with Scott on a previous expedition, decided that crossing Antarctica from sea to sea was the last great unattempted journey on the continent. His Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 191417 was a failure. But perhaps because it failed, with Shackleton not only surviving but bringing his crew back alive, the expedition became more famous than many of those adventurous voyages that succeeded.After reaching the Weddell Sea off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, Shackleton's ship the
Endurance became trapped in pack ice and spent 1915 drifting northwards. The
Endurance was eventually crushed by the ice and sank, leaving 28 men s
Trade ReviewStylish, high quality collector's edition * Hardy Boat Owner *
Indisputably, Shackleton's compelling account of his epic adventure is a classic. * Sailing Today *
Timeless masterpiece... updated with pictures and maps. * Yachting World *
