The Heart of the Antarctic (Annotated, Large Print) by Ernest Shackleton

The Heart of the Antarctic (Annotated, Large Print) by Ernest Shackleton

Epic Expedition Across Antarctica

Follow the great British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his expedition team on this epic journey as they attempt to become the first humans to reach the South Pole. This book is filled with adventure, drama, and incredible science. Antarctica is the most unique location on Earth and is highly important to the planet's climate. This expedition spans two years and covers the overwinter experience in the coldest, darkest, and windiest place there is.

• Over 200 illustrations, diagrams, and photographs
• Annotated with a bonus biography of Ernest Shackleton
• Large Print Edition Available
• Both original volumes contained in a single book

Set before his most famous expedition where he and his team were marooned on the ice, this journey sets the stage for the greatest southern explorations in history. Read and experience what it's like to try and carry out exploration for the glory of the British crown. Feel the joy and anguish of their successes and failures in Antarctica, the most forbidding place known.

By repeating this to-day for three miles we marched nine miles over a surface where many times a slip meant death.

The crew of the Nimrod, led by Ernest Shackleton, is set in the great era of exploration. Armchair adventurers, biologists, geologists, cartographers, climatologists, marine scientists, glaciologists, and just about every other scientist will gain a better insight into their own explorations through this book. This book is digitally remastered and completely reformatted from the original edition for easy reading and reference.

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Ernest Shackleton was born in 1874 and joined the merchant navy at 16. A passion for exploration led to him joining the Royal Geographic Society whilst still at sea and in 1901 he secured a place on Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition. In 1907 he embarked on his own Antarctic mission and was knighted on his return to England. 7 years later, in his ship the Endurance, he set off on an attempt to cross the Antartic from one side, to the other. Although his ship was trapped and crushed in ice Shackleton made an incredible journey to rescue his men and returned home a hero. Fergus Fleming was educated at Oxford University and City University, London and has been a freelance writer since 1991. Barrow's Boys, which is a chronicle of 19th century exploration, was read on BBC Radio 4 and other titles include Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole and Cassell's Tales of Endurance. He currently lives in Cheltenham.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781649220202
ISBN 10	1649220200
Title	The Heart of the Antarctic (Annotated, Large Print)
Author	Ernest Shackleton
Series	Sastrugi Press Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sastrugi Press LLC
Year published	2020-11-04
Number of pages	1030
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.