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In 1914, a party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the continent of Antarctica. 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.... 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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Sep 14, 2016 · jackfoxy on Ship found in Arctic 168 years after doomed Northwest Passage attempt

Or you can read South, and read Shackleton's own words https://www.amazon.com/South-ENDURANCE-Expedition-Ernest-Sha...

⬐ lostlogin
Fantastic book and would be in the top reads I've ever had. Super cheap from Penguin too.

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Nov 02, 2012 · jpxxx on Elon Musk’s Mission to Mars

If anyone here hasn't, Ernest Shackleton's 'South' is basically mandatory reading. It's his own book about his own experiences, it's dispassionate and yet wildly exciting, and even though you know how it ends, you're on the edge of your seat. Superb adventure.
http://www.amazon.com/South-Endurance-Expedition-Ernest-Shac...

⬐ desas
I thought it was fantastic. Project Gutenburg has also made it available.

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