South - Brossura

Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1903464277 ISBN 13: 9781903464274

Casa editrice: The Collins Press, 2002

Riassunto

After the conquest of the South Pole by Amundsen who, by a narrow margin of days only, was in advance of the British Expedition under Scott, there remained but one greeat main object of Antarctic journeyings - the crossing of the South Polar continent from sea to sea. So begins Shackleton's account of one of the most famous voyages of discovery of all time - a journey that began with high hopes of a first in exploration and ended in a desperate struggle for survival and the famous Boat Journey. While Frank Worsley's book remains a classic, so too is Shackleton's much fuller account of an expedition that has become a legend. Both Shackleton and Worsley complement and complete the accounts of the others on the expedition and reinforce the astonishing nature of the expedition and force of character of its leader. With Mel Gibson starring in a major film of the boat journey and a general surge of interest in books of adventure and exploration, the time is ripe for a new edition of Shackleton's own account.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: The Collins Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1903464277
• ISBN 13: 9781903464274
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384