South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917
Ernest Shackleton · 1919
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Description
Ernest Shackleton published South in 1919, the story of his last great expedition of 1914 to 1917. His ship Endurance sailed to cross Antarctica from sea to sea. Instead, the ice caught the ship, crushed it, and sank it, leaving 28 men on the floes.
Shackleton tells how the crew camped on drifting ice for months, then sailed lifeboats to Elephant Island. From there he made the famous open-boat run to South Georgia and crossed its peaks to find help. Every man lived. The book is the leader's own record of endurance and command.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ernest Shackleton |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1919 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 812 KB |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |