Shackleton is an introduction to British explorer Ernest Shackleton’s thrilling life. He, in 1914, was leading the Endurance expedition to Antarctica and got trapped on an ice shelf, drifting thousands of kilometers far away from civilization.
The reader has the opportunity to travel to the edge of the world by the hand of one of the greatest explorers ever.
The text by Christopher Edge:
- recreates the world of polar explorers at the end of 19th century.
- highlights the survival challenge that environmental conditions of Antarctica, the last wild boundary on Earth, mean.
- describes the heroic proofs of bravery and willpower that Shackleton exhibited in his earlier expeditions.
- narrates the extraordinary story of the Endurance and Shackleton’s epic journey to guarantee the survival of his men.