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South

By: Ernest Shackleton
Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
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 His destination Antarctica, his expectations high, veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out, on the eve of the First World War, in pursuit of his goal to lead the first expedition across the last unknown continent. Instead, his ship, the Endurance, became locked in sea ice, and for nine months Shackleton fought a losing battle with the elements before the drifting ship was crushed and his crew marooned.

Shackleton's gripping account of his incredible voyage follows him and his men across 600 miles of unstable ice floes to a barren rock called Elephant Island. It records how, with a crew of four, he crossed 850 miles of the worst seas in a 22-foot-long open boat and how, after landing on South Georgia Island, they then had to traverse over 20 miles of mountainous terrain to reach the nearest outpost of civilization. Shackleton recounts, too, the efforts of his support party aboard the Aurora, who in temperatures of -50 degrees and winds of 80 m.p.h. still managed to drop off supplies on the opposite side of the continent, little suspecting the fate of the Endurance and the ordeal of its crew.

An astonishing story that explores the limits of unparalleled human courage, Shackleton's South ranks among history's greatest adventures.

©1970 Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (P)2000 Blackstone Audiobooks Adventure Travel Science Fiction Adventure Fiction Polar Region

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I would highly recommend this book to anyone and the reading of it is perfect.

Amazing

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Mildly read and brilliantly written. A journey into the past that calms your soul. What bravery and endurance.

Amazing incite into a brave voyage(s)!

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Turns out as well as being a great explorer, he was well able to write. Nothing but admiration for the sheer guts and tenacity involved in this tale. Very engrossing listen, helped no end by great narration

Wonderful book, great narration

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What a completely idiotic endeavour, how ill prepared the whole crew were and there glorious leader, lucky to be alive unlike any wildlife they encountered and there loyal dogs, people think they were brave, not me they were complete idiot's who expected to get through with not much more than a stiff upper lip 😂😂

Must Read Adventure Into Stupidity

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If you are interested in history and exploration this is a great book. Just the right amount of detail from numerous diaries; if you close your eyes you can picture their situation and the harsh realities of what they had to endure. Beautifully narrated.

A THOROUGHLY GOOD BOOK

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