January 2nd 2018
South! The story of Shackeltons last expedition 1914-1917. Sir Earnest Shackelton
South! The story of Shackeltons last expedition 1914-1917. Sir Earnest Shackelton.
I have read parts of this book, watched a few documentaries, heard lectures on Shackelton and seen many of the points of land he talks about while cruising the Antarctic. Yet the book still takes you well beyond all that. It is an inspiring story about will, leadership, skill and perseverance that would resonate with many of today’s leaders. This issue includes the three parts of the voyage; the trapping of the Endurance and Shackelton’s heroic seamanship and struggles to get to South Georgia in a very small sailboat and the rescue of the men on Elephant Island, the men left ashore when the Aurora is cast adrift and their work/travails at establishing supply depots across the shelf, and the voyage and rescue of the Aurora and its crew. Plus the appendices contain records of the meteorologic , geological and ice studies carried a out as well as a good analysis of the whaling activities in the areas. Through it all the author maintains a laconic, non boastful accomplished style, sadly lacking in much of today’s self aggrandizing press. I highly recommend this book.
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