South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 by Shackleton
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"South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917" by Ernest Shackleton is a firsthand account published in 1919. It chronicles the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, an ambitious attempt to cross the Antarctic continent via the South Pole. When Shackleton's ship Endurance becomes trapped and crushed by pack ice, the crew faces a desperate struggle for survival. The narrative follows their journey across ice floes, a perilous ocean voyage in small boats, and a
daring rescue mission—along with the parallel ordeal of the Ross Sea party on the opposite side of Antarctica. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922 |
|---|---|
| Title | South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_(book) |
| Credits | Geoffrey Cowling, Jose Menendez and Eric Eldred |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
| Subject | Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922 -- Travel -- Antarctica |
| Subject | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) |
| Subject | Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British |
| Subject | Endurance (Ship) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 5199 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jul 18, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1902 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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