![]() ![]() I read this casually, a little at a time. Shackleton’s record of his journey made him famous around the world and transformed him into a symbol of achievement and hope in an age of darkness and war. It is a tale unlike any to come before or since. It is the story of a voyage that lasts nearly three yearsa firsthand account of hurricane-force winds, subzero temperatures, glaciers, icebergs, freezing water, starvation, and lethal, terrifying storms. ![]() Written by Shackleton, South is a truly astonishing story of human fortitude. South is the legendary story of Shackleton and his crew’s struggle to survive the elements and return home alive. Despite his experience in the Antarctic, disaster strikes early on when the Endurance is trapped in packed ice and slowly crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men off the ship and stranding them in a sea of ice. But Shackleton’s optimism doesn't last long. He has a ship (the aptly named Endurance), a head brimming with optimism, and 28 men willing to follow him on an expedition across some of the most treacherous terrain on the planet. In 1914, as Europe braces for an unfathomably deadly war, explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets sail for Antarctica to do the impossible: traverse the continent. ![]()
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