Endurance
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In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail for Antarctica with a crew of twenty-seven men, determined to cross the frozen continent on foot. Their ship, the Endurance, never reached land. Trapped and eventually crushed by pack ice, the expedition became one of the most extraordinary survival stories in history.
Alfred Lansing's gripping account chronicles the crew's fight against impossible odds—enduring months adrift on ice floes, navigating treacherous seas in lifeboats, and trekking across a savage, uncharted landscape. Drawing on crew members' diaries and interviews, Lansing brings this harrowing ordeal to vivid life, capturing both the Antarctic's savage beauty and the indomitable human spirit that refused to surrender.
A masterpiece of adventure writing, this is a testament to leadership, courage, and the astonishing resilience of men pushed to their absolute limits.
