![]() How they survived is positively astonishing considering the bitter elements, the lack of supplies, minimal shelter and sometimes, mind-shrinking boredom. The courage, loyalty, fortitude and leadership of Shackleton and his men was astounding, and the third person writing style allowed the reader into the minds of not only Shackleton, but other key members of the expedition. What was planned to be a 120 day journey across Antarctica, became a nightmare of over 600 days. This creative non-fiction novel of The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition reads like a gripping, eye-opening and jaw dropping adventure. With the help of outstanding men at his side, including Kiwi Frank Worsley, he set out on his biggest adventure yet. Shackleton was determined to save every single man he was responsible for. ![]() No one knew where they were, and the world was now gripped in the First World War. Despite plans to escape their predicament, they were trapped on the ice. ![]() Little did anyone know that his ship The Endurance would be stopped by ice, then slowly crushed by it, leaving him and his men trapped miles from the sea. But find it he did, telling his financiers that the trip across the ice would take 120 days. War was approaching, and support for his next expedition was harder to find. Sir Ernest Shackleton had made his name as an adventurer and an explorer years before he sought funding for a return to Antarctica.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |