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Title: South: The Last Antarctic Expedition of Shakleton and the Endurance by Sir Ernest Shackleton ISBN: 1-55821-783-5 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A True Leader
Comment: Shackleton was an amazing man full of true grit and true leadership. Among the many things that stand out in his story of survival is the importance of keeping a journal. Even after many supplies and equipment were left on the ice, the men were instructed to continue to carry their journals. And what if they had not? Where would be the true story that outshines most fictional adventure stories in the minds and imaginations of many, including myself?
If you want to read more about Antarctica, I suggest T.H. Baughman's "Before the Heroes Came."
Rating: 5
Summary: Sheer will and nerve.
Comment: Ernest Shackleton's description of his voyage into and subsequent escape from Antartica is amazing. The matter of fact tone with which he describes his adventure seems wildly juxtaposed on the events which he led his men safely through. It's an interesting read which gives some glimpse into the calm and mechanically rational mind of Shackleton, the reason he and his men survived. I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Edge of Your Seat
Comment: Fascinating and exciting book. Shackelton writes in the most British of style -- he describes an ice floe splitting beneath his tent in the same plain delivery as the description of a depth sounding. The book is overflowing with the most amazing of events, placing Shackelton's crew in an adventure every bit as great as Lewis and Clark's expedition (read the Ambrose book "Undaunted Courage" if you like this one).
This is a fine edition, as it includes approx. eighty photographs of the expedition. From the outset of the voyage to the harrowing crossing of St. George Island, this guy would put today's extreme adventure-seekers to shame.
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Title: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing ISBN: 078670621X Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title:Shackleton - The Greatest Survival Story of All Time (3-Disc Collector's Edition) ASIN: B000063TON Publisher: A & E Home Video Pub. Date: 09 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.36 |
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Title: The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander ISBN: 0375404031 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer by Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell ISBN: 0142002364 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Shackleton's Boat Journey by Frank Arthur Worsley ISBN: 0393318648 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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