This was a Christmas gift from my mom, which is the only reason I read it since I had never heard of it before. I'm very glad I did! It was a surprisingly captivating story that reminded me of the strength of others, and made me question what I would do in the same situation. I read a lot of books both fiction and nonfiction, and there are not many I would go back and read again. This is one of those books worth a second reading!
"the epic five-month ordeal of survival and escape across a savage frozen wasteland" Under the command of the legendary Sir Ernest Shackleton, twenty seven men faced the shattering ordeal of surviving for over five months in teh wild Antartic, after abandoning their crushed, sinking ship, the Endurance.
Under the command of the lengendary Sir Ernest Shackleton, 27 men faced the shattering ordeal of survivng for over five months in the wild Antarctic after abandoning their ship.They finally made their incredible escape in three open boats across a thousand miles of the most dreaded bit of oceans on the globe. Then they battled their way across a dangerous mountain range back to civilization