The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

A facinating story of triumph. Caroline Alexander has done a wonderful job of taking the reader back to the romatic era of global exploration. I was amazed at the struggles that Shackleton and his crew faced. The details that are included in this non-fiction story coupled with the stunning photographs highlight the daily adventures of the crew, and bring the reader along for the ride. This retelling of the Antarctic journey of The Endurance is an encouragement to press on through hard times. Excellent book.

A good little read, especially for those who think they have it difficult. I had not known of Shackelton's amazing voyage until I read this book. Alexander certainly has done the research to draw on the what happened when the Endurance got stuck in the ice and Sir Ernest's boat journey to South Georgia island. It is amazing to find how Shackelton led his men to their salvation dispite all the difficulties they faced with survival in the Arctic.
This book is amply supplied with photographs from the journey with suitable explanations. As stated previously, Alexander has done a great job detailing the history of the trip, along with short biographies of the key players in the expedition. The photos (all black and white) are simply great to look through. A good read.

Great book! I don't normally read non-fiction books, so this book is outside of the norm for me. I highly recommend it for anyone. It is so well written, that you feel like you're on the journey with them. Extremely interesting! A great read. It made me cry when they were rescued.

A REAL story told REALLY well.
I listened to it on tape. One of my top five favorite books of all time. I would not have found it if my librarian hadn't suggested it. Couldn't put it down - If you are a man (or woman) in search of true adventure from days gone by then this is the book for you. This insanely difficult journey reveals the true character and spirit of these men in their effort just to stay alive. It feels like you are almost there with them, but glad that you aren't.
A true vision quest.
Buy it-
Read it -
Then give it to a friend - It's that GOOD!

This book is a first-rate telling of the Endurance story. Even better, the B&W photos are gorgeously reproduced, and Alexander tells some details of how they were taken and preserved.