South
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4.2 • 101 Ratings
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Publisher Description
An Apple Books Classic edition.
“Huge blocks of ice, weighing many tons, were lifted into the air and tossed aside as other masses rose beneath them. We were helpless intruders in a strange world, our lives dependent upon the play of grim elementary forces that made a mock of our puny efforts.”
In the canon of true stories of adventure and exploration, Ernest Shackleton’s first-person account of the Endurance expedition stands alone. In 1914, Shackleton’s crew set out to traverse the Antarctic continent When their ship was crushed between massive sheets of ice, hope soon gave way to terror. After being trapped on a floe, Shackleton’s men risk life and limb to reach the shores of a desolate outcrop, where a small group sets out in search of rescue.
Shackleton documents their harrowing journey in an uncovered lifeboat, enduring freezing weather and unimaginable conditions. This riveting life-and-death drama is a testament to the human spirit. It will keep you glued to the page from beginning to end.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A lasting tale of triumph and survival against all odds, this is the comprehensive account of Shackleton’s final expedition to the South Pole from 1914–1917. Soldiering through an ice-laden shipwreck and other intense hardship, including the deaths of several members of his exploration party, Shackleton eventually returned and dictated this nonfiction classic to a New Zealand journalist. His detailed descriptions of facing the merciless elements has the power to plunge readers right into the extreme harshness of the Antarctic. As articulate as he is determined to succeed, Shackleton remains an intelligent, heroic figure today.
Customer Reviews
Thoroughly enjoyable book
Not the easiest book to read due to the language of the early 1900 and it’s clearly not written with the modern bias towards disposable literature.
That said as a tale of endurance, intelligence and a test of mans limits it is thoroughly recommended.
Exceeds my expectations.
This book, although I have not finished this book of ‘South’ yet (a mere 6%), I have a lot to say on this book and is why I am writing this.
Near the beginning, this specific book grabbed my attention, which is different to the books I have read, like the Chronicles of Narnia and Shakespeare as examples, and had motivated me to read it straight away. I read it for short periods of time every day: after school, at dinner, in bed and sometimes even in the morning. Though only reading it for five days only, it had immediately motivated me to read lots more than I used to.
As well as this, we had done Shackleton at school during the spring term- we have just finished a week ago- and, unusually, I seemed to enjoy writing a ‘fake’ biography of Shackleton and Wild( the second-in
-command) and writing a four-paged story/recount of his amazing expedition. So when I saw this book( I am new to this app) I knew I had to read it.
Although it had confusing navigations, like the South and West with longitude and latitude, I continued reading this.
I recommend this book to anyone who would be motivated to read and people who can easily get inspired by the achievements of others.
10/10
Hero’s and great people titles should be saved for persons like Shackleton. A true leader and a story written that is worth reading for the best of humanity