Ernest Shackleton

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. Now we clung to a battered little boat, 'alone, alone – all, all alone; alone on a wide, wide sea.' The ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914 was to be the first land-crossing of Antarctica. When disaster strikes, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s party has no choice but make an impossible journey across an uncharted landscape of unstable ice floes, stormy seas and inhospitable glaciers. What follows is a desperate quest for survival, an epic true-story of derring-do from a true hero of the Golden age of Antarctic exploration. Against the poignant backdrop of World War I, Shackleton recounts the tale of his own battle, ‘the White Warfare of the South,’ a desperate struggle of human resilience, determination and teamwork against nature itself.

Venture into the heart of the Antarctic, the world's last uncharted frontier, alongside Sir Ernest Shackleton and his intrepid crew aboard the Endurance. As their ship becomes trapped and ultimately crushed by pack ice, the men face an epic struggle for survival against the harshest environment on Earth. Shackleton's gripping account is a testament to human resilience, leadership, and the indomitable spirit of adventure. Through harrowing ordeals and relentless challenges, the crew's unity and Shackleton's unwavering leadership illuminate the depths of human endurance. Dive into this extraordinary true tale of heroism and determination in the face of overwhelming odds, and discover why it remains one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.

Venture into the heart of the Antarctic, the world's last uncharted frontier, alongside Sir Ernest Shackleton and his intrepid crew aboard the Endurance. As their ship becomes trapped and ultimately crushed by pack ice, the men face an epic struggle for survival against the harshest environment on Earth. Shackleton's gripping account is a testament to human resilience, leadership, and the indomitable spirit of adventure. Through harrowing ordeals and relentless challenges, the crew's unity and Shackleton's unwavering leadership illuminate the depths of human endurance. Dive into this extraordinary true tale of heroism and determination in the face of overwhelming odds, and discover why it remains one of the greatest adventure stories ever told.

Epic Expedition Across AntarcticaFollow the great British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his expedition team on this epic journey as they attempt to become the first humans to reach the South Pole. This book is filled with adventure, drama, and incredible science. Antarctica is the most unique location on Earth and is highly important to the planet's climate. This expedition spans two years and covers the overwinter experience in the coldest, darkest, and windiest place there is. Over 200 illustrations, diagrams, and photographsAnnotated with a bonus biography of Ernest ShackletonLarge Print Edition AvailableBoth original volumes contained in a single bookSet before his most famous expedition where he and his team were marooned on the ice, this journey sets the stage for the greatest southern explorations in history. Read and experience what it's like to try and carry out exploration for the glory of the British crown. Feel the joy and anguish of their successes and failures in Antarctica, the most forbidding place known." By repeating this to-day for three miles we marched nine miles over a surface where many times a slip meant death." The crew of the Nimrod, led by Ernest Shackleton, is set in the great era of exploration. Armchair adventurers, biologists, geologists, cartographers, climatologists, marine scientists, glaciologists, and just about every other scientist will gain a better insight into their own explorations through this book. This book is digitally remastered and completely reformatted from the original edition for easy reading and reference. Get your copy of this classic adventure today

Epic Expedition Across AntarcticaFollow the great British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his expedition team on this epic journey as they attempt to become the first humans to reach the South Pole. This book is filled with adventure, drama, and incredible science. Antarctica is the most unique location on Earth and is highly important to the planet's climate. This expedition spans two years and covers the overwinter experience in the coldest, darkest, and windiest place there is. Over 200 illustrations, diagrams, and photographsAnnotated with a bonus biography of Ernest ShackletonLarge Print Edition AvailableBoth original volumes contained in a single bookSet before his most famous expedition where he and his team were marooned on the ice, this journey sets the stage for the greatest southern explorations in history. Read and experience what it's like to try and carry out exploration for the glory of the British crown. Feel the joy and anguish of their successes and failures in Antarctica, the most forbidding place known." By repeating this to-day for three miles we marched nine miles over a surface where many times a slip meant death." The crew of the Nimrod, led by Ernest Shackleton, is set in the great era of exploration. Armchair adventurers, biologists, geologists, cartographers, climatologists, marine scientists, glaciologists, and just about every other scientist will gain a better insight into their own explorations through this book. This book is digitally remastered and completely reformatted from the original edition for easy reading and reference. Get your copy of this classic adventure today

Epic Expedition Across AntarcticaFollow the great British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his expedition team on this epic journey as they attempt to become the first humans to reach the South Pole. This book is filled with adventure, drama, and incredible science. Antarctica is the most unique location on Earth and is highly important to the planet's climate. This expedition spans two years and covers the overwinter experience in the coldest, darkest, and windiest place there is. Over 200 illustrations, diagrams, and photographsAnnotated with a bonus biography of Ernest ShackletonLarge Print Edition AvailableBoth original volumes contained in a single bookSet before his most famous expedition where he and his team were marooned on the ice, this journey sets the stage for the greatest southern explorations in history. Read and experience what it's like to try and carry out exploration for the glory of the British crown. Feel the joy and anguish of their successes and failures in Antarctica, the most forbidding place known." By repeating this to-day for three miles we marched nine miles over a surface where many times a slip meant death." The crew of the Nimrod, led by Ernest Shackleton, is set in the great era of exploration. Armchair adventurers, biologists, geologists, cartographers, climatologists, marine scientists, glaciologists, and just about every other scientist will gain a better insight into their own explorations through this book. This book is digitally remastered and completely reformatted from the original edition for easy reading and reference. Get your copy of this classic adventure today

Epic Expedition Across AntarcticaFollow the great British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his expedition team on this epic journey as they attempt to become the first humans to reach the South Pole. This book is filled with adventure, drama, and incredible science. Antarctica is the most unique location on Earth and is highly important to the planet's climate. This expedition spans two years and covers the overwinter experience in the coldest, darkest, and windiest place there is. Over 200 illustrations, diagrams, and photographsAnnotated with a bonus biography of Ernest ShackletonLarge Print Edition AvailableBoth original volumes contained in a single bookSet before his most famous expedition where he and his team were marooned on the ice, this journey sets the stage for the greatest southern explorations in history. Read and experience what it's like to try and carry out exploration for the glory of the British crown. Feel the joy and anguish of their successes and failures in Antarctica, the most forbidding place known." By repeating this to-day for three miles we marched nine miles over a surface where many times a slip meant death." The crew of the Nimrod, led by Ernest Shackleton, is set in the great era of exploration. Armchair adventurers, biologists, geologists, cartographers, climatologists, marine scientists, glaciologists, and just about every other scientist will gain a better insight into their own explorations through this book. This book is digitally remastered and completely reformatted from the original edition for easy reading and reference. Get your copy of this classic adventure today

A story of heroes 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 polar ice floe. Here now is the blow by blow journal of this amazing journey, an ice-bound adventure, an incredible feat of exploration, and an unbelievably intrepid leader. A thriller you wouldn't believe in a novel - but it happened Can they really survive? Impossible BALESTIER PRESS HEARING OTHERS VOICES

The Greatest Expedition Rescue in HistoryExperience one of the most unexpected survival stories in modern history. Read the first-hand account of Sir Ernest Shackleton as he takes you through the grand trials and tribulations of being marooned in the Southern Ocean for nearly two years. His original plan was to trek across Antarctica, a feat that had yet to be achieved. The turn of events that should have ended in tragedy is worth reading time and again. Annotated with a bonus biography of Ernest ShackletonIllustrations includedLarge PrintTimed with the outbreak of World War I, this ill-fated expedition is something to behold. The original plan was to have two teams work their way across the frozen wastelands of Antarctica. That never came to fruition for either team. Then, after endless months stuck on ice floes, Shackleton and a rag-tag team set out in a small open boat across the open ocean in an attempt to save everyone. The unlikely end is something to behold." At midnight I was pacing the ice, listening to the grinding floe and to the groans and crashes that told of the death-agony of the Endurance, when I noticed suddenly a crack running across our floe right through the camp." The fate of Ernest Shackleton, the Endurance, and her crew have been studied for over a century. Shackleton's exploits have been turned into movies. His leadership style has been adapted into training programs for major corporations. Get your copy of this classic adventure today

The Greatest Expedition Rescue in HistoryExperience one of the most unexpected survival stories in modern history. Read the first-hand account of Sir Ernest Shackleton as he takes you through the grand trials and tribulations of being marooned in the Southern Ocean for nearly two years. His original plan was to trek across Antarctica, a feat that had yet to be achieved. The turn of events that should have ended in tragedy is worth reading time and again. Annotated with a bonus biography of Ernest ShackletonIllustrations includedTimed with the outbreak of World War I, this ill-fated expedition is something to behold. The original plan was to have two teams work their way across the frozen wastelands of Antarctica. That never came to fruition for either team. Then, after endless months stuck on ice floes, Shackleton and a rag-tag team set out in a small open boat across the open ocean in an attempt to save everyone. The unlikely end is something to behold." At midnight I was pacing the ice, listening to the grinding floe and to the groans and crashes that told of the death-agony of the Endurance, when I noticed suddenly a crack running across our floe right through the camp." The fate of Ernest Shackleton, the Endurance, and her crew have been studied for over a century. Shackleton's exploits have been turned into movies. His leadership style has been adapted into training programs for major corporations. Get your copy of this classic adventure today