Endurance
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In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton set sail for Antarctica with a crew of 27 men, determined to be the first to cross the frozen continent on foot. When their ship, Endurance, became trapped and crushed by pack ice, the expedition transformed from a quest for glory into an epic fight for survival.
Alfred Lansing's masterful account chronicles the crew's 20-month ordeal adrift on ice floes and their desperate 800-mile voyage across the treacherous Southern Ocean in lifeboats. Drawing on crew diaries and interviews, he captures both the brutal reality of their circumstances and the extraordinary leadership that kept every man alive against impossible odds.
This is one of history's greatest adventure stories—a gripping testament to human resilience, courage, and the indomitable will to survive in Earth's most unforgiving environment.
