South: The Endurance Expedition

Autor: Shackleton, Ernest

Editorial: Signet

Lenguaje: Inglés Internacional

ISBN13: 9780451198808

Reseña: In 1914 a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the continent of Antarctica. Their initial optimism is short-lived however as the ice field slowly thickens encasing the ship Endurance in a death-grip crushing their craft and marooning 28 men on a polar ice floe.... In an epic struggle of man versus the elements Shackleton leads his team on a harrowing quest for survival over some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world. Icy tempestuous seas full of gargantuan waves mountainous glaciers and icebergs unending brutal cold and ever-looming starvation are their mortal foes as Shackleton and his men struggle to stay alive. What happened to those brave men forever stands as a testament to their strength of will and the power of human endurance. This is their story as told by the man who led them.