South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917

Hailed as "a rousing read" by The New York Times, this breathtaking chronicle of Antarctic exploration was written by expedition leader Sir Ernest Shackleton. In 1914, he and his 28-man crew boarded the ship Endurance and set sail to accomplish a feat no one had ever attempted: to traverse and chart the mostly unknown territory of the South Pole.

But within weeks of their arrival, disaster struck. Their vessel became trapped in ice, drifting helplessly for months before sinking and leaving the crew stranded on a melting ice floe.

A Story of Survival Against All Odds

This account of the expedition's two-year struggle in one of the world's most uninhabitable regions recounts a near-miraculous escape from multiple dangers, including:

• Thousands of miles travelled in lifeboats across tempestuous seas and unforgiving landscapes of glaciers and icebergs.
• Relentless cold, testing the crew's resilience to the limits.
• The constant threat of starvation, looming over their every move.

A century later, Shackleton's first-hand account of the crew's harrowing experiences and their triumphant survival remains among the most thrilling adventure stories ever told.