As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it and marooning 28 men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for survival. And as the story of their journey across treacherous seas and a wilderness of glaciers a...

HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary 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 ...

'South' is a book by Ernest Shackleton describing the second expedition to Antarctica led by him, which is the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914 to 1917. The book describes the progress of the Endurance through pack ice in the Weddell Sea; the ship was eventually held in pack ice and drifted with it. The ship was crushed and sank. The party camped on the ice which drifted north; when the ice no longer supported them they took to the three boats from the ship and made for Elephant...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Ernest Shackleton, the fearless Antarctic adventurer.When Ernest Shackleton was young, he longed for a life of adventure. After a career in the Merchant Navy, he joined a landmark expedition to try to reach the South Pole for the first time in history. Although he had to go home early, he never gave up. His own expeditions set new records...

« Les explorateurs s’élancent à la conquête des terres vierges, poussés soit par le goût des aventures, soit par le souci des recherches scientifiques, soit encore par le mystérieux attrait de l’inconnu. Dans la décision que je pris de repartir pour l’Antarctique, je subis l’influence de ces trois mobiles des actions humaines. »Dans ce récit haletant, Ernest Shackleton rend compte de l’expédition qu’il dirigea de 1907 à 1909 à bord du Nimrod pour rejoindre le pôle Sud, à ce...

In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Ernest Shackleton, the fearless Antarctic adventurer.When Ernest Shackleton was young, he longed for a life of adventure. After a career in the Merchant Navy, he joined a landmark expedition to try to reach the South Pole for the first time in history. Although he had to go home early, he never gave up. His own expeditions set new records...

"South" by Sir Ernest Shackleton is not merely a tale of Antarctic exploration; it is an extraordinary testament to Shackleton's unparalleled leadership in the face of unimaginable adversity. As the captain of the ill-fated Endurance expedition, Shackleton's remarkable leadership style emerges as the true hero of this epic narrative.In the icy grip of the Antarctic, Shackleton faced challenges that would break the spirit of most men. Yet, his unwavering determination and extraordin...

DEPOIS DA CONQUISTA DO POLO SUL PERMANECEU APENAS UM GRANDE OBJETIVO NAS EXPLORAÇÕES DA ANTÁRTIDA: A TRAVESSIA DO CONTINENTE ANTÁRTICO DE MAR A MAR. Ano de 1914. Enquanto a sombra da guerra cai sobre a Eu- ropa, um grupo liderado pelo experiente explorador Ernest Shackleton propõe-se atravessar pela primeira vez o continente antártico. A distância de aproximadamente 2900 quilómetros será, em grande parte, sobre terreno desconhecido. A determinação inabalável, a lealdade e a resistência des...

The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition was perhaps the most ambitious, elaborate and confident of all the British attempts to master the South Pole. Like the others it ended in disaster, with the Endeavour first trapped and then crushed to pieces in the ice and its crew trapped in the Antarctic, seemingly doomed to a slow and horrible death. In the face of extraordinary odds, Shackleton, the expedition's leader, decided on the only course that might just save them: a 700 nautical...

In August of 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set out with a crew of twenty-eight aboard the ship 'Endurance' in an effort to become the first men to cross the vast Antarctic land mass. Their adventurous tale of exploration soon became a struggle for survival when the ship was enclosed by a sea of ice which slowly crushed it leaving them stranded in a barren icy wilderness. What would follow is one of the most gripping tales of heroism and survival in the face of almost certain death to have eve...

El teniente Shackleton, en la edición de septiembre de Pearson's Magazine, cuenta la historia completa, escrita por su propia pluma, de la memorable expedición al Polo Sur, que plantó la bandera británica a sólo 97 millas del Polo Sur, después de un viaje en trineo de 800 millas de dificultades y peligros a través del país más desolado e inhóspito del mundo. Lo que ofrece es la simple exposición de hechos sorprendentes, un registro de la resistencia humana y un logro heroico, único en la h...

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 polar ice floe.