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- Verlag: MCGRAW HILL PUBLISHING COMPANY (1959)
- ASIN: B002BAEYEK
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One of the best-known of the many books about Englishman Shakleton's 1915 expedition to cross the South Pole, this is essentially a quick, easy-reading adventure story. Aptly titled, it's a pretty gripping and amazing story, and will put to shame any bad camping story of one's own. I guess what one emerges with is sheer amazement that anyone managed to survive the conditions these men were exposed to. A nice modern companion book to this is "North to the Night."
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Whew!! That's the first word that comes to my mind. It surfaced in my thoughts numerous times as I was reading this tale. This book is overwhelming. I had always heard tales about Shackleton and this was a most compelling read. I found myself unable to put it down. It just grabs a hold of you and won't let go. Alfred Lansing did a superb job of storytelling here. It is one of the most amazing tales of human courage and endurance ever written. This is a fabulous story. Sir Ernest Shackleton truly displayed extraordinary mettle in spite failing to achieve the initial objective. His leadership is undeniable. He held a crew together to endure the harshest climate on the planet. That the entire crew survived the venture is testament to the power of the human spirit. The will to survive can attain soaring heights as this tale suggests. Lansing attempts to get into the nature of the different men but he allows their diaries to dictate the writing. This is great because supposition by authors of nonfiction can be fatuous. Drawing excerpts from the diaries of the men is a way to draw upon the incredible human drama and psychology that must have unfolded in this venture. The obstacles encountered by the crew are staggering. The wind, the dampness, the bitter cold and the long months of darkness in the winter seem like more than any man should be able to stand. They slept in wet sleeping bags in sub-freezing temperature; ate unappetizing foods; and still managed to keep their hopes alive. These were not accommodations up to Hyatt standards. One wonders how many people today would be tough enough to triumph over these hardships. The pain, ennui and discomfort must have been staggering. I found myself just shaking my head with awe at numerous passages in the book. These are men who went to Hell and came back alive. That is remarkable in and of itself. This book is a classic account of one of man's most remarkable journeys. Read it and discover for yourself.
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This is a superbly written account of an Antarctic expedition led by Sir Ernest Shakleton on a ship named Endurance. It is trapped by ice and eventually crushed by it. In order to survive, the crew look toward it's leader for answers and the only chance at rescue is to make it to a whaling station that is more than 1500 miles away. Everything is frozen, the weather is the worst on earth and thats just the begining. It's all here, the amazing spirit that some humans show when pushed to the brink of death, starvation, freezing, thirst, tiredness to the deepest parts of one's existence, humor, friendship, respect, leadership, etc. How it must have been for these men to survive such a harrowing experience is beyond belief. If not because it was so well documented by the individual crew members who kept journals, indeed no one would beleive it. To have survived so many months floating on a moving, cracking, shifting, crushing ice floe only to have to undertake an 800 mile sea voyage in a 22 foot lifeboat in the most brutal ocean in the world where winds rarely fall below huricane force, find and land on a hellish coast of a small island easily missed. Then on foot and starving have to coss it on ground so treacherous that no one had crossed it before, or would dare again for another 50 yrs. A brutal reading that will leave you exhausted. Pass it on and share with your friends and family.
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Don't destroy the set of the movie "The Perfect Storm"
I could not put this book down.
I'm 49 years old and have never before heard of Ernest Shackleton. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 31. Juli 2000 veröffentlicht
detailed and inspiring, but monotoneous at times
A very interesting and gripping account of twenty-some seamen, explorers, and scientists stranded in the Antarctic for two winters after their ship has been crushed by forces of... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 6. Mai 2000 von Andrzej Semeniuk
Offended by religious references in foreword & afterword
The story of the Endurance by Lansing is a wonderful story. However, this particular book published by Tyndale contains inappropriate religious references in Dobson's foreword... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. März 2000 von "debrajeanne"
An exciting and compelling story
The Endurance, Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing is a great book. It is a great story. This is about Ernest Schackleton's greatest adventure. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 24. Februar 2000 von George vM
Incredible Non-Stop Reading Voyage
At 3:30 am this morning I began reading this book and did not stop until I'd finished all 280 pages 8 a half hours later. A non-stop reading adventure. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Februar 2000 von Richard W. Allen
Possibly the Greatest True Life Adventure Story Ever Written
As of this writting, I am the 218th person to review this book. The 218th person to tell you that Lansing's account of the epic voyage of The Endurance is possibly the greatest... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Februar 2000 von Douglas McIntyre
Incredible story
True account of Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antartica that went awry. One of those stories that were it fiction, you would consider it too improbable. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 12. Februar 2000 von Tim Carlson
The suspense builds and builds
The suspense is real - it is cold as ice - and it builds and builds, in Lansing's superb retelling, until the final climax.
Many Amazon. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. Februar 2000 von Frank H. Straus
Incredible
This is an absolutely amazing and true accounting of the 1914 Antarctic expedition gone to hell. It is clear that the author did an incredible amount of research, and though this... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 10. Februar 2000 von Nathan
The epitome of Murphy's Law
Anyone who doesn't give this book 5 stars is crazy. It's a short read (only 276 pages), but is just enough to tell the story with detail. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 31. Januar 2000 von Okello Dunkley
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