The astonishing saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's
survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time magazine put
it, "defined heroism." Alfred Lansing's scrupulously researched and
brilliantly narrated book -- with over 200,000 copies sold -- has long been
acknowledged as the definitive account of the Endurance's fateful trip. To
write their authoritative story, Lansing consulted with ten of the surviving
members and gained access to diaries and personal accounts by eight others. The
resulting book has all the immediacy of a first-hand account, expanded with
maps and illustrations especially for this edition.
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