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In August 1914, just before World War I, Ernest Shackleton and a crew of twenty‑seven launched the Endurance on the last major expedition to traverse Antarctica. After the ship became trapped and shattered in the Weddell Sea, the men survived 20 months on drifting ice and two perilous open‑boat escape attempts. Caroline Alexander draws on newly released sources to deliver a vivid narrative of leadership and resilience.
The book marries text with the extraordinary visual legacy of Australian photographer Frank Hurley. Hurley’s glass plate negatives, preserved in hermetic containers through ice floes, polar seas, and the snow of Elephant Island, are reproduced with exceptional clarity, spotlighting the “terrible beauty” of the continent and the crew’s daily struggles.
Published alongside the American Museum of Natural History’s exhibition, The Endurance presents one of the Heroic Age’s greatest survival stories, offering both scholarly insight and striking imagery.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Alexander, Caroline
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