Full Description
Twenty-eight men stood on a desolate Antarctic ice floe one thousand miles from the nearest human contact. In a few months the ice would melt. To survive they would have to be safely on land before that happened—if they did not starve first. The odds were stacked against them. Facing all the horrors that the Antarctic could bring to bear, including numbing cold and the worst weather on the globe, they could freeze, starve, or drown. The single advantage they did have, however, proved decisive. They were led by Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922). This saga is their tale and that of the man who led them.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Discovery
2. On the Move
3. Nimrod
4. From Nimrod to Endurance
5. The Greatest Adventure of All Time
6. Into the Boats
7. The Attempt at the Long Crossing
Afterword: The Road Back Home
Notes
