
South is Shackletons first-hand account of the epic expedition which he described as the last great journey on earth. During the journey their ship the Endurance became trapped by ice & was crushed forcing the men to survive in & escape from one of the worlds most hostile environments. With no hope of rescue Shackleton & four others set sail in a small open boat on a 600-mile crossing to South Georgia. Shipwrecked on the uninhabited side of the island they were forced into making the first ever winter crossing of the island all the time threatened by brutal cold & hunger. South made Shackletons name as an explorer. The dramatic story one of the most astonishing feats of Polar escapology remains as enthralling as when it was first published in 1919. ABOUT STANFORDS TRAVEL CLASSICS Hailing from both sides of the Atlantic the authors included are as diverse as Edith Wharton Henry James Ernest Shackleton & Alfred Russel Wallace. Every title has been reset in a contemporary typeface & has been printed to a high-quality production
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