South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition by Ernest Shackleton

South: The Story of Shackleton's Last ExpeditionErnest Shackleton · 1919The Endurance crushed in the ice and the voyage to South Georgia. Read South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition by Ernest Shackleton page by page and…I decided to leave South Georgia about December 5, and in the intervals of final preparation scanned again the plans for the voyage to winter quarters. What welcome was the Weddell Sea preparing for us? The whaling captains at South Georgia were generously ready to share with me their knowledge of the waters in which they pursued their trade, and, while confirming earlier information as to the extreme severity of the ice conditions in this sector of the Antarctic, they were able to give advice that was worth attention.All books in the ECCE gallery