South : the illustrated story of Shackleton's last expedition 1914-1917 / Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922--Travel--Antarctica.

Shackleton, Ernest Henry.

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917).

Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.

Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British.

Antarctica.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (387 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Read Ernest Shackleton's survival-story account of his 1914 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The tale is accompanied, in part, by Frank Hurley's photographs taken during the incredible journey.

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER I: INTO THE WEDDELL SEA; CHAPTER II: NEW LAND; CHAPTER III: WINTER MONTHS; CHAPTER IV: LOSS OF THE ENDURANCE; CHAPTER V: OCEAN CAMP; CHAPTER VI: THE MARCH BETWEEN; CHAPTER VII: PATIENCE CAMP; CHAPTER VIII: ESCAPE FROM THE ICE; CHAPTER IX: THE BOAT JOURNEY; CHAPTER X: ACROSS SOUTH GEORGIA; CHAPTER XI: THE RESCUE; CHAPTER XII: ELEPHANT ISLAND; CHAPTER XIII: THE ROSS SEA PARTY; CHAPTER XIV: WINTERING IN McMURDO SOUND; CHAPTER XV: LAYING THE DEPOTS; CHAPTER XVI: THE AURORA'S DRIFT; CHAPTER XVII: THE LAST RELIEF; CHAPTER XVIII: THE FINAL PHASE

APPENDIX ISCIENTIFIC WORK; SEA-ICE NOMENCLATURE; METEOROLOGY; PHYSICS; SOUTH ATLANTIC WHALES AND WHALING; APPENDIX II; THE EXPEDITION HUTS AT McMURDO SOUND; IMAGE CREDITS; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7603-5149-X