In August 1914, explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew set sail from England for Antarctica, where Shackleton hoped to be the first man to cross the uncharted continent on foot. Five months later, the Endurance – just a day’s sail short of its destination – became locked in an island of ice, and its destiny and men became locked in history. For ten months the ice-moored Endurance drifted until it was finally crushed, and Shackleton and his crew made an 850-mile journey in a 20-foot craft through the South Atlantic’s worst seas to reach an outpost of civilization. Inspired by the ordeal that Time magazine said “defined heroism,” author Alfred Lansing conducted interviews with the crew’s surviving members and pored over diaries and personal accounts to create his best-selling book on the miraculous voyage. In Audio Partners’ abridged recording of Endurance, reader Patrick Malahide renders a masterful portrayal of these courageous men.
The book ends pretty suddenly with their rescue and it never tells any … This is an exceedingly well written account of their incredible journey. I only wish I knew a little more of what they all said/felt afterwards. The book ends pretty suddenly with their rescue and it never tells any story of their celebration once they were all safe. The celebration when the small group of them got to South Georgia was described, but when they all got back to land surely they all enjoyed that celebration? Even that day they all got on the Yelcho surely they had a wonderful…
Truly an amazing story, great book The Detroit Zoo had an art exhibit on the Endurance last year and ended up purchasing the collection. My wife and I have been hooked on the story since first laying eyes on the pictures that accompany the story of what Shackleton and his men went through. Truly an amazing feat of courage, the will to live, and endure no matter the cost (no pun intended). If this were to somehow happen in today’s time, I’m not sure we would have the fortitude to make it through the way these men did. Read the…
A True Life Adventure Expedition Stand Out Within the genre of real life adventure books, Endurance is definitely a stand out. I am lucky to have a brother who regularly reads about explorers and wilderness adventures and recommends to me only the best of the best. Other must-reads in the genre are The Long Walk (though that turns out to be most likely fiction so I no longer recommend it), , and