Ernest Shackleton sailed to the South Pole as the First World War broke out in Europe, intent on making the first ever trans-Antarctic crossing. [i]South![/i] is Shackleton's 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 and was crushed, forcing the men to survive in and escape from one of the world's most hostile environments. With no hope of rescue, Shackleton and 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 and hunger. [i]South![/i] solidified Shackleton's 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.Stanfords Travel Classics feature some of the finest historical travel writing in the English language, with authors hailing from both sides of the Atlantic. Every title has been rest in a contemporary typeface and has been printed to a high quality production specification, to create a series that every lover of fine travel literature will want to collect and keep.

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The British explorer describes his first attempt to reach the South Pole aboard the 'Nimrod,' a voyage which fell ninety-seven miles short of its destination

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Product Description: "Men go out into the void spaces of the world for various reasons. Some are actuated simply by a love of adventure, some have the keen thirst for scientific knowledge, and others again are drawn away from the trodden paths by the lure of 'little voices,' the mysterious fascination of the unknown...read more

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Product Description: The Endurance Expedition 1914-1916. Sir Ernest Shackleton is considered by some authors as the greatest of all Antarctic explorers. Quite all his live was lived with the polar ice as a goal and even after his death, the destiny wanted him to be buried in the whaler s cemetery on South Georgia...read more

Product Description: The dramatic story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's last Antarctic voyage aboard the Endurance, 1914 through 1917; remarkably, under Shackleton's able leadership, all of the members of the expedition survived despite the rigors of life at the South Pole.

Product Description: Travelogue by famous explorer

The veteran explorer recounts the his desperate efforts to save his crew after his ship, the Endurance, was crushed, stranding them on the Antarctic ice, and details their journey across six hundred miles of unstable ice to Elephant Island. Reprint.

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The dramatic story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's last Antarctic voyage aboard the Endurance, 1914 through 1917; remarkably, under Shackleton's able leadership, all of the members of the expedition survived despite the rigors of life at the South Pole. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Book by Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir