Mint condition. Michael Joseph, 2021. First UK edition-first printing (1). Black hardback (gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj (small crease on the edges of the Dj cover), both in mint condition. Illustrated with colour, b/w photos, maps. The book is new. 407pp including Bibliography, index. Price un-clipped. Heavy book.

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Title

Shackleton: A Biography

Publisher

Michael Joseph

Publication Date

2021

Language

English

ISBN 10

0241356717

ISBN 13

9780241356715

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First UK edition-first printing.

Condition

New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

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Synopsis

Discover the story Ernest Shackleton's legendary Antarctic expedition through the words of the world's greatest living explorer, Sir Ranulph Fiennes - one of the only men to understand his experience first-hand . . .

To write about Hell, it helps if you have been there.

In 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempt to traverse the Antarctic was cut short when his ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice.

The disaster left Shackleton and his men alone at the frozen South Pole, fighting for their lives.

Their survival and escape is the most famous adventure in history.

Shackleton is an engaging new account of the adventurer, his life and his incredible leadership under the most extreme of circumstances. Written by polar adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes who followed in Shackleton's footsteps, he brings his own unique insights to bear on these infamous expeditions. Shackleton is both re-appraisal and a valediction, separating the man from the myth he has become.

Praise for Sir Ranulph Fiennes:

'The World's Greatest Living Explorer' - Guinness Book of Records

'Full of awe-inspiring details of hardship, resolve and weather that defies belief, told by someone of unique authority. No one is more tailor-made to tell [this] story than Sir Ranulph Fiennes' - Newsday

'Fiennes' own experiences certainly allow him to write vividly and with empathy of the hell that the men went through' - The Sunday Times

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