{"product_id":"south-97-original-illustrations-the-story-of-shackletons-last-expedition-1914-1917-9781781394472","title":"South! (97 Original illustrations) The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnabridged. 97 original photographs and maps. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn epic account of one of the most extraordinary feats of physical and mental endurance in a battle for survival in the most extreme natural conditions. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShackleton's 800 mile voyage with a crew of five in a 22.5-foot open boat through the hurricane-force winds and gargantuan waves of the \u003cem\u003eFurious Fifties\u003c\/em\u003e is the greatest small-boat journey ever recorded. This was but one of the trials endured by the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition in this gripping account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSir Ernest Henry Shackleton\u003c\/strong\u003e, CVO OBE, was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. His first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Scott's 1901-04 Expedition: he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived personal failure, he returned in 1907 as leader of the Nimrod Expedition. In January 1909, he and three companions reached a record Farthest South latitude at 88 23'S, a mere 97 geographical miles (from the South Pole, by far the closest approach up to that time. Shackleton was knighted by Edward VII on his return home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecovers Shackleton's final, and most dramatic Antarctic expedition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eis complete and undbridged\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eis presented crisp well-spaced modern font which will be a pleasure to read. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3692634\"\u003eErnest Shackleton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Benediction Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781394472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781394474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS046000\"\u003ePolar Regions\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benediction Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830473392267,"sku":"9781781394472","price":18.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_4bcd5443-e8ad-4c47-81ec-a3838754e767.jpg?v=1755578249","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/south-97-original-illustrations-the-story-of-shackletons-last-expedition-1914-1917-9781781394472","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}