South! (97 Original illustrations) The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

<p><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Unabridged. 97 original photographs and maps. </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>An epic account of one of the most extraordinary feats of physical and mental endurance in a battle for survival in the most extreme natural conditions. </strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Shackleton's 800 mile voyage with a crew of five in a 22.5-foot open boat through the hurricane-force winds and gargantuan waves of the </span><em>Furious Fifties</em> is the greatest small-boat journey ever recorded. This was but one of the trials endured by the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in this gripping account.</p><p><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1)>Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton</strong><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1)> CVO OBE was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. His first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Scott's 1901-04 Expedition: he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure he returned in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. In January 1909 he and three companions reached a record Farthest South latitude at 88°23'S a mere 97 geographical miles (from the South Pole by far the closest approach up to that time. Shackleton was knighted by Edward VII on his return home.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>This edition:</strong></p><ul><li>covers Shackleton's final and most dramatic Antarctic expedition</li><li>is complete and undbridged</li><li>is presented crisp well-spaced modern font which will be a pleasure to read. </li></ul><p><br></p>