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# Shackleton's Boat Journey

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## Customer Reviews

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    Incredible Survival Tale, Beautifully and Humbly Told
  

*by A***K on Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2007*

In the summer of 1914 Ernest Schackleton's ship Endurance became trapped in Antarctic ice in 53 degree below zero weather. The following winter, the ship was crushed and sank, leaving the crew to camp on the ice while eking out subsistence under unimaginable conditions. In April of 1916, the ice broke apart beneath their feet, and twenty eight men piled into the lifeboats they had rescued from the wreck of the Endurance.These hair raising events are not part of the story of Shackleton's Boat Journey, but simply the preamble, described in less than a page, that sets the stage for the real action that is to follow.The tale is told by F.A. Worsley, the Captain of the Endurance. And what a saga it is, as the entire crew barely makes it to Elephant Island and from there an advance party navigates across the raging, freezing ocean in a tiny boat, all the way to South Georgia Island, from which the balance of the crew are eventually rescued, without one man being lost.What these men endured is beyond belief, yet Worsley recounts it humbly, with understatement, and with considerable grace. Here is an example of his prose:"Squall by squall the wind grew fiercer and the sea heavier. Through a rift in the clouds the moon shone out on the stormy sea and for two minutes revealed the ghostly white uplands and glaciers of the island. Another squall blotted everything out. We heard whales blow right alongside. They may have been killers, but, whatever they were, a push from one of them would have capsized us. If they were killers we would have had a quicker end. Soon to our great relief they left us for some nobler quarry than dirty smelly little men in Burberry overalls".It is amazing that in the midst of a Herculean struggle for survival the author was able to take note of beauty in what must have been a living hell, and to describe it so elegantly. Here for example, is his description of icebergs, "All the strange fantastic shapes rose and fell in a stately cadence, with a rustling, whispering sound and hollow echoes to the thudding seas, clear green at the water line, shading to a deep dark blue far below, all snowy purity and cool blue shadows above".This combination of gripping action and poetic insight makes for a richly rewarding read.Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Unbelievable Adventure!
  

*by C***A on Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022*

I really enjoyed this book. Reading Worsley’s actual words when he was in the thick of things puts you right in the center of the action. Fascinating. I am in awe of these men and all they had to endure in order to survive.

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    Powerful story
  

*by A***T on Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2007*

This book is an interesting first hand account of the Shackleton expedition and their journey by small boat to South Georgia Island.  As a narrative by the captain of the Endurance, it can make for laborious reading, as it is not written as a spell-binding novel.  As well, it requires some basic foreknowledge of the Shackleton expedition; their mission and the result.  The Endurance sinks on the first page of this book, so there is really no background information about the expedition.  If you know nothing about Shackleton, you probably should read a more comprehensive history before you read this book.  If you already know a bit about it, though, this narrative provides an interesting look at their boat journey from the perspective of the captain.  The details of the journey are clearly understated, but you can still gain a glimpse of the horrors of the voyage by reading between the lines.  This was a nearly impossible journey, completed by tough and capable men who triumphed against the odds.  The story is awe-inspiring and powerful, just make sure you have some background knowledge before you read it.

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