South

<p>By endurance we conquer. - Sir Ernest Shackleton</p><p></p><p>First published in 1919 South is Sir Ernest Shackleton's own account of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) one of the greatest survival stories in the history of exploration. This edition contains the original illustrations</p><p></p><p>Shackleton set out to complete the first land crossing of Antarctica but when his ship the Endurance was trapped and crushed by pack ice the expedition turned into a desperate struggle for survival. In this gripping narrative Shackleton recounts the courage leadership and resilience that enabled him and his men to endure months on drifting ice make a perilous open-boat voyage across the Southern Ocean and achieve the miraculous rescue of the entire crew.</p><p></p><p>More than an adventure story<em> South </em>is a primary historical document of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration capturing both the harsh beauty of the polar regions and the unbreakable spirit of the men who faced impossible odds.</p><p></p><p>Essential for readers of adventure history and exploration <em>South</em> remains one of the most compelling firsthand narratives of endurance leadership and human survival ever written.</p>