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OverviewSir Ernest Shackleton's astonishing memoir of his 1914 Antarctic expedition explores human courage, tenacity and an unflagging hope in the face of adversity. South remains one of the greatest adventures of the twentieth century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ernest Shackleton , F.Jack HurleyPublisher: Text Publishing Imprint: The Text Publishing Company Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.318kg ISBN: 9781876485306ISBN 10: 1876485302 Pages: 344 Publication Date: 01 December 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSir Ernest Shackleton is regarded as perhaps the greatest of all Antarctic explorers. Born in 1874 in County Kildare, he was apprenticed in the Merchant Navy and became a junior officer under Scott during the 1901-4 expedition to the South Pole. In 1907 he led his own expedition on the whaler Nimrod, coming within ninety--seven miles of the South Pole, the feat for which he was knighted. The events of that expedition are chronicled in his first book The Heart of the Antarctic. His heroic reputation was made during the ill-fated Endurance expedition, during which he led his men to safety after being marooned for two years on the polar ice. South is his recounting of this expedition. He died in 1922 during his fourth Antarctic expedition and was buried in the whaler's cemetery on South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |