The Heart of the Antarctic: The Farthest South Expedition, 1907-1909
by Ernest Shackleton
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This is the story of the Farthest South expedition, told by its leader. After enduring biting winds, short rations and crevasse-ridden glaciers for over a year, Shackleton's party faced a desperate forced march to return to their ship, The Nimrod, or face being marooned on the ice.Tags
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Volume 1, by E.S. was excellent. Volume 2, primarily by professor David and Mawson, was not even close in quality. Twas still quite interesting, though nowhere near the stuff of "South". My copy is the 2 volume first edition produced in 1909.
This is a slow, hard read (Shackleton was an explorer, not a writer) but it is fascinating.
Personal account of almost getting to the South Pole.
A fascinating account.
An interesting read about the life of Shackleton
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- Ernest Shackleton
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- Antarctica
- Important events
- British Antarctic Expedition (1907-1909)
- Original language
- English
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- Nonfiction, Travel, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, History
- DDC/MDS
- 919.8904 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worlds Polar regions Antarctica
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- G850 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Geography (General) Arctic and Antarctic regions
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