{"product_id":"south-the-illustrated-story-of-shackletons-last-expedition-1914-1917-9780760364826","title":"South: The Illustrated Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperience in the polar explorer's own words, Ernest Shackleton's thrilling yet ill-fated expedition on the ship \u003ci\u003eEndurance\u003c\/i\u003e, the wreck of which was discovered off the coast of Antarctica in March 2022.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1914, Ernest Shackleton announced \u003cb\u003ean ambitious plan to lead the first trek across Antarctica via the South Pole\u003c\/b\u003e. The expedition would prove fraught with adventure--and peril.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cb\u003ehandsome, breathtakingly illustrated edition\u003c\/b\u003e, first published in 2016, is presented in paperback to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the original publication in 1919 and \u003cb\u003efeatures: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe remarkable tale of the treacherous expedition, told in Shackleton's own words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImages by expedition photographer Frank Hurley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModern color photography of the fauna and vistas the men encountered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong-lost photos taken by the expedition's Ross Sea Party that were discovered in 2013\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe expedition's story begins on the eve of World War I, when the ship \u003ci\u003eEndurance\u003c\/i\u003e departed England with Shackleton and his team of six men. \u003cb\u003eThe plan was to travel 1,800 miles across the icy continent\u003c\/b\u003e from the Atlantic side, while a second team aboard the Aurora, would reach Antarctica's Pacific side and lay out supply depots for the advancing team. As the \u003ci\u003eEndurance\u003c\/i\u003e approached the continent, \u003cb\u003ehowever, it became hopelessly locked in an ice floe, beginning a series of harrowing travails\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver a century later and despite extreme conditions, the wreck of the \u003ci\u003eEndurance\u003c\/i\u003e was found in the Weddell Sea by a mission dubbed Endurance22, launched by the Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and led by polar geographer Dr. John Shears. Though the discovery of the \u003ci\u003eEndurance\u003c\/i\u003e is not covered in this edition, \u003cb\u003eShackleton's account of the expedition and the photography within are a prerequisite for understanding the full story behind this famed shipwreck\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday considered an adventure survival classic, \u003ci\u003eSouth\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of a thrilling polar expedition. Never before has Shackleton's lively prose been so extensively and stunningly illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Ernest Henry Shackleton\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Ireland in 1874 and raised mostly in London. He led three expeditions to the Antarctic. He died of a heart attack in 1922 while setting out on his fourth expedition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Hurley\u003c\/b\u003e (1885-1962) was a native Australian who served as a photographer on several Antarctic expeditions with Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton. He also worked as a war photographer with the Australian military forces during both World Wars. He was the official photographer on Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and was known for his pioneering use of the early Paget color photography process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Voyageur Press (MN)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726461702418,"sku":"9780760364826","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_654fb4a6-5426-4c54-b560-7374dbc1438c.jpg?v=1734870837","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/south-the-illustrated-story-of-shackletons-last-expedition-1914-1917-9780760364826","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}