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Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage
Narrator
Simon Prebble
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Length
10 hours 20 minutes
Language
English
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“This is one of my favorite nonfiction books of all time. In August 1914 The Endurance, lead by Ernest Shackelton and his twenty-eight crew members set out to be the first explorers to cross the continent by way of the South Pole, taking scientific measurements and mapping a new territory. But instead, the ship got trapped in ice. The crew abandoned ship, removing all they could before it sank, including their sled dogs, a few small boats and sledges, food and water, medical supplies and scientific equipment. The explorers had to survive and find their way back to civilization by crossing on ice flows and open water, all while freezing cold and existing through unbearable hardships. The book captures the personalities of all the men who made this astonishing trip, as well as the descriptive icy landscape of the Antarctica. Time and time again they were faced with a new crisis, and the story builds in tension to a point where I, on my couch, thought it couldn’t get worse—and then it did. But Shackelton leads them home, eventually, every last one.”
— Sarah • Loganberry Books
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“This truly is an incredible adventure! Twenty-eight explorers bound for Antarctica in 1915 get trapped on an ice floe without a ship or any hope of rescue and have to find a way to survive. Lansing does a superb job of making the men seem real and full, including little details from their diaries about such things as icicles forming on their noses. After reading this book I wanted to immediately start over at the beginning--it's that good! Whether you're a fiction or nonfiction fan, I'd recommend this!”
— Kaitlyn • Buffalo Street Books
This is a new reading of the thrilling account of one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded.
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.
Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean in the world and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains. The book recounts a harrowing adventure, but ultimately it is the nobility of these men and their indefatigable will that shines through.
Alfred Lansing (1921–1975), a native of Chicago, was a journalist and writer. After serving in the US Navy, he majored in journalism at Northwestern University, edited a weekly newspaper until 1949, then joined the United Press, and in 1952 became a freelance writer. He is best known for his book Endurance, an account of Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic explorations. In researching the book, he interviewed ten of the expedition’s surviving members and was granted access to the journals and personal diaries of eight others in order to get a more complete view of the expedition.
Simon Prebble is a British actor and voice artist. He has recorded more than 600 books and was named one of AudioFile magazine’s Golden Voices and Best Voices of the Century. He has garnered multiple Earphones Awards and was designated Narrator of the Year by Publishers Weekly in 2005. He lives in New York with his wife.
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“Endurance is one of the most gripping, suspenseful, intense stories anyone will ever read.”
“Without doubt a classic, rousing tale of the heroic age of exploration.”
“Simon Prebble gives each [of the crew] a unique voice, from Cockney to Scot. He ambles engagingly through the calmer moments of the narrative and grabs the listener by the lapels when the going gets rough…Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
“Grit in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity.”
“Riveting.”
“This painstakingly written authentic adventure story will rank as one of the classic tales of the heroic age of exploration.”
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