The Heart of the Antarctic: The Story of the British Antartic Expedition 1907-1909 - Softcover

Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir

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9781841580814: The Heart of the Antarctic: The Story of the British Antartic Expedition 1907-1909

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ISBN 10: 1841580813 ISBN 13: 9781841580814

Publisher: Birlinn Ltd, 2002

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This is the story of Shackleton's first polar expedition in solo charge, 1907-9. It is an account of his never-ending quest to reach the South Pole. Within ninety-seven miles of his goal, appalling weather forces him to abandon this expedition in a breathtaking race against time.

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Now most famous for the Endurance expedition with its legendary boat journey, a story which even today remains one of the greatest feats of human endurance of all time, Shackleton remains amongst the greatest and most famous of all British explorers. Astonishingly enough, most of his expeditions were failures, yet his powers of leadership and charisma have elevated him to the ranks of the great. He is buried in South Georgia.

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"Men go out into the void spaces of the world for various reasons. Some are actuated simply by a love of adventure, some have the keen thirst for scientific knowledge, and others again are drawn away from the trodden paths by the 'lure of little voices', the mysterious fascination of the unknown. I think that in my own case it was a combination of these factors that determined me to try my fortune once again in the frozen south. - Ernest Shackleton A more interesting book on polar exploration...has yet to be written - New York Times Book Review; The book will take its place among the great records of adventure... - Spectator; The best book of Polar travel which has ever been written. - The Guardian --Wordsworth Classics

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