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South
- The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
As war clouds darkened over Europe in 1914, a party led by Sir Ernest Shackleton set out to make the first crossing of the entire Antarctic continent via the Pole. But their initial optimism was short-lived as ice floes closed around their ship, gradually crushing it and marooning twenty-eight men on the polar ice. Alone in the world's most unforgiving environment, Shackleton and his team began a brutal quest for survival. And as the story of their journey across treacherous seas and a wilderness of glaciers and snow fields unfolds, the scale of their courage and heroism becomes movingly clear.
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- Jodie
- 11-04-13
Good
An account of a scarily real expedition. Some parts weren’t as exciting as others, describing some monotony / uneventfulness in the days and listing store items, causing me to tune out at times. It did describe the environment well, enabling you to visualise how it must of felt. I also leant quite a bit from the book such as navigation, sailing terms, ways to protect self in harsh environments, and geography. Overall, I enjoyed this book, but not one I would repeatedly listen to. i'd recommend this to anyone who likes survival stories.
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- g a.
- 08-11-21
Gotta love Chpr 7
Great storey, shows what you can achiev and what you should do, narrative very good.
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- IAN E DAVIS
- 03-03-16
amazing
loved it. the narration was fantastic, extremely evocative of the time and spirit of the men involved in this sounding story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-06-20
Fascinating look into the past
I was amazed by the the way these courageous men went about life in the Antarctic, this is a story of bravery and comradeship and loss of colleagues, these men went through hell and back, never giving up even though the elements tried everything to destroy them, I learned that of the 56 men that went to the Antarctic all of them except the lost had served during the war with distinguished endeavour, I thoroughly enjoyed the tale and was sorry to finish it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-07-16
Wonderfully Told Bringing History To Life
Apsolutely loved it had me gripped and at the same time I was awe of these brave young men and their superhuman tenacity
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- Deborah
- 04-10-17
fantastic endeavour
the story is what I expected though it took me a long time to get into it and I found it quite easy two doze off to the reader. weather reader is very in Keeping with time period of the book.
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- sean h.
- 25-06-20
South
Very interesting, glad I found this book. Will definitely look for similar titles. Good narrator
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- Ricci
- 29-07-12
Non-fiction outshining fiction
Marvellous. Ernest Shackleton’s own log from his failed attempt to traverse Antarctica. It’s practically all maritime. We learn about the many different kinds of ice & its weird effects, the ship and boats, the sea, the uncanny penguins, the dogs, and each member of the crew and the unbelievable ways they cheated death. The killer whales and the beach of Elephant Island are the stuff of nightmares. . Non fiction easily outshining fiction.
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- Henry Butler
- 19-03-18
Brilliant brilliant brilliant
Utterly brilliant. Like the Endurance, I was gripped from the start. Awe-inspiring and inspiring. Sublime, in the only sense of the word.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-07-22
A Worthy Addition to the Library
Well worth listening to as an addition to the story of Shackleton and his epic adventure.
Great narration helps keep things moving.
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