SOUTH, - The Story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917 expedition, Sir Ernest Shackleton, William Heinemann, London, 1st edn 1919,3rd imp March 1920.Four months after the first edition, pages with some browning as is common.Previous owner's name on prelims Original blue cloth unfaded and silver titles and front board decoration of Endurance crisp. All Hurley plates complete, binding sl worn. South is an important polar book that came to define the end of an era of Antarctic exploration.

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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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Librería: Barking Mad Books (NZ)
Inventario del vendedor #: BMB#24
Título: SOUTH
Autor: Ernest Shackleton
Estado del libro: Usado
Cantidad disponible: 1
Edición: First edition 3rd imp
Encuadernación: Tapa dura
Editorial: William Heinemann
Lugar de publicación: London
Fecha de publicación: 1920
Peso: 0.00 libras

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