| South: A Memoir of the Endurance Voyage Contributor(s): Shackleton, Sir Ernest (Author), Howard, Geoffrey (Read by) |
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ISBN: 078617434X ISBN-13: 9780786174348 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: Veteran explorer Ernest Shackleton recounts the story of his last expedition, when his ship was crushed by pack ice. He sailed 800 miles in an open boat and then hiked twenty miles through the mountains to save his men. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Travel | Polar Regions - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure |
| Dewey: 919.8 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.3" W x 5.7" (0.70 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1911, veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to lead the first expedition across Antarctica, 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, marooning him and his crew. This gripping first-hand account follows Shackleton and his men on their harrowing journey back to civilization: over 600 miles of unstable ice floes on foot, 850 miles of the worst seas in an open 22-foot boat, and then 20 miles of mountainous terrain to reach the nearest outpost of civilization. An astonishing story that explores the limits of human courage, Shackleton's South ranks among history's greatest adventures. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shackleton, Sir Ernest: - Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) was an Irish polar explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic in the early twentieth century. He was a junior officer under Robert Falcon Scott during the 1901-1904 expedition to the South Pole. His expedition on the whaler Nimrod in 1907 earned him a knighthood. He detailed his adventures aboard the Endurance during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1914-1917 in the memoir South. Howard, Geoffrey: -Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's The Beautiful Mystery. |