South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
Ernest Henry, Sir Shackleton
History
Book language: English
364 pages
South is Sir Ernest Shackleton's first-hand account of his 1914–1917 Antarctic expedition. It tells of the loss of the Endurance and the crew's survival in the ice. A compelling memoir of leadership and endurance.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
South THE STORY OF SHACKLETON’S LAST EXPEDITION 1914–1917 by Sir Ernest Shackleton C.V.O. [Illustration: ] IN THE PRIDE OF HER YOUTH. Colour Photograph by F. Hurley
TO MY COMRADES WHO FELL IN THE WHITE WARFARE OF THE SOUTH AND ON THE RED FIELDS OF FRANCE AND FLANDERS Contents PREFACE I. INTO THE WEDDELL SEA II. NEW LAND III. WINTER MONTHS IV. LOSS OF THE ENDURANCE V. OCEAN CAMP VI. THE MARCH BETWEEN VII. PATIENCE CAMP VIII. ESCAPE FROM THE ICE IX. THE BOAT JOURNEY X. ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA XI. THE RESCUE XII. ELEPHANT ISLAND XIII. THE ROSS SEA PARTY XIV. WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND XV. LAYING THE DEPOTS XVI. THE AURORA’S DRIFT
XVII. THE LAST RELIEF
XVIII. THE FINAL PHASE
APPENDIX I:
SCIENTIFIC WORK
SEA-ICE NOMENCLATURE
METEOROLOGY
PHYSICS
SOUTH ATLANTIC WHALES AND WHALING
APPENDIX II:
THE EXPEDITION HUTS AT McMURDO SOUND
INDEX
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
IN THE PRIDE OF HER YOUTH. Colour Photograph by F. Hurley
The Leader
The Weddell Sea Party
Young Emperor Penguins
A Huge Floe of Consolidated Pack
Samson
Ice-Flowers
Midnight off the New Land
New Land: Caird Coast
Close Under the Barrier
Trying to cut a way for the Ship through the Ice to a Lead ahead
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