Shackleton's Boat Journey
F.A. Worsley
Non-fiction. 'South' is a filmed version of this story. Shackleton crosses
the Antarctic. A disastrous but heroic expedition in 1914. The author was
a member of the expedition, acting as the navigator, and the book is based on his diary. Their ship 'Endurance' is stuck in the ice for months and
gradually crushed. The men get into smaller boats and sail through dreadful
conditions. Some stay at a bay, 12 set off for S. Georgia in a small open
boat. Miraculously they get there but find it very difficult to land. They
have to trek across the island, again in very difficult conditions. They
survive on a diet of seals, penguins and oatmeal. Doreen found this a
fascinating story, particularly the apparent calmness of the expedition
members.
Doreen 12/9/99
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