Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #940632 in Books
- Published on: 1986-09
- Original language:
English
- Binding: Hardcover
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Tales of heroic adventure are timeless; Englishman Ernest Shackleton's account of his Antarctic expeditions are as thrilling today as when they were first published at the turn of the century. Ralling, author of a television series called Shackleton, here offers selections from Shackleton's books, poems and letters to his wife Emily; he also provides biographical background and continuity. "The Heart of the Antarctic" describes Shackleton's 1908 expedition, during which he and his companions were forced to turn back 97 miles from the Pole. "South" is the gripping story of the loss of the ship Endurance and the 700-mile open-boat sea journey to South Georgia. Those who remember with pleasure the TV series will welcome the opportunity to read Shackleton's own words.
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