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South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917 — Ernest Henry, Sir Shackleton

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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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.

Contents

  1. South
  2. THE STORY OF SHACKLETON’S LAST EXPEDITION 1914–1917
  3. Contents
  4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. PREFACE
  6. CHAPTER I INTO THE WEDDELL SEA
  7. CHAPTER II NEW LAND
  8. CHAPTER III WINTER MONTHS
  9. CHAPTER IV LOSS OF THE ENDURANCE
  10. CHAPTER V OCEAN CAMP
  11. CHAPTER VI THE MARCH BETWEEN
  12. CHAPTER VII PATIENCE CAMP
  13. CHAPTER VIII ESCAPE FROM THE ICE
  14. CHAPTER IX THE BOAT JOURNEY
  15. CHAPTER X ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA
  16. CHAPTER XI THE RESCUE
  17. CHAPTER XII ELEPHANT ISLAND
  18. CHAPTER XIII THE ROSS SEA PARTY
  19. CHAPTER XIV WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND
  20. CHAPTER XV LAYING THE DEPOTS
  21. CHAPTER XVI THE AURORA’S DRIFT
  22. CHAPTER XVII THE LAST RELIEF
  23. CHAPTER XVIII THE FINAL PHASE
  24. APPENDIX I
  25. SCIENTIFIC WORK
  26. SEA-ICE NOMENCLATURE
  27. METEOROLOGY
  28. PHYSICS
  29. SOUTH ATLANTIC WHALES AND WHALING
  30. APPENDIX II

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