Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing's classic tells how Shackleton kept his entire crew alive after their ship was crushed by Antarctic ice, guiding them across ice, sea, and mountains to rescue.
About This Book
Alfred Lansing recounts the 1914-1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.
The narrative follows the crew after their ship, Endurance, was trapped and destroyed by pack ice in the Weddell Sea.
Despite extreme conditions, Shackleton guided all twenty-seven men to safety through a series of remarkable open-boat journeys and overland treks.
The book draws on diaries, interviews, and expedition records to present a factual chronicle of leadership and endurance.
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