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South

Autor Ernest Shackleton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 sep 2019
In 1914, as the shadow of war falls across Europe, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the Antarctic continent. Their initial optimism is short-lived, however, as the ice field slowly thickens, encasing the ship Endurance in a death-grip, crushing their craft, and marooning 28 men on a ploar ice floe.
In an epic struggle of man versus the elements, Shackleton leads his team on a harrowing quest for survival over some of the most unforgiving terrain in the world. Icy, tempestuous seas full of gargantuan waves, mountainous glaciers and icebergs, unending brutal cold, and ever-looming starvation are their mortal foes as Shackleton and his men struggle to stay alive.

What happened to those brave men forever stands as a testament to their strength of will and the power of human endurance.

This is their story, as told by the man who led them.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789353869649
ISBN-10: 9353869641
Pagini: 498
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.8 kg
Editura: Alpha Editions

Notă biografică

Barry Goldstein is a retired computer programmer who spends his time now writing, translating, traveling in northern places, and with his granddaughters. He lives in Newton, Massachusetts

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Comparable to "Into Thin Air" and "Alive, " this first-hand account of the expedition which is the subject of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Arctic Expedition" is written by the leader of the fateful expedition. Includes 16 pages of original photos by Frank Hurley, official expedition photographer.

Cuprins

South: The Endurance ExpeditionIntroduction by Fergus Fleming Preface I. Into the Weddell Sea II. New Land III. Winter Months IV. Loss of the Endurance V. Ocean Camp VI. The March Between VII. Patience Camp VIII. Escape from the Ice IX. The Boat Journey X. Across South Georgia XI. The Rescue XII. Elephant Island XIII. The Ross Sea Party XIV. Wintering in McMurdo Sound XV. Laying the Depots XVI. The Aurora's Drift XVII. The Last Relief XVIII. The Final Phase
APPENDIX I Scientific Work Sea-Ice Nomenclature Meteorology Physics South Atlantic Whales and Whaling
APPENDIX II The Expedition Huts at McMurdo Sound
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