South: The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914–1917
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South: The Story of Shackleton’s Last Expedition 1914–1917 is Ernest Shackleton’s firsthand account of his dramatic Antarctic voyage and the extraordinary survival of his crew after their ship Endurance was trapped and crushed by ice.
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book
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exploration narrative ⓘ |
| author | Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
crew’s survival on drifting ice floes
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crossing of South Georgia’s interior ⓘ crushing of Endurance by ice ⓘ open-boat journey in the James Caird ⓘ trapping of Endurance in pack ice ⓘ |
| expeditionLeaderDescribed | Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expeditionNameDescribed | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Ernest Shackleton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGroup | crew of the Endurance ⓘ |
| genre |
exploration literature
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memoir ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | classic of polar exploration literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
endurance and survival
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human resilience ⓘ leadership under extreme conditions ⓘ teamwork and morale ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portraysOutcome | survival of the entire Endurance crew ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Frank Hurley
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Frank Worsley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Crean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Antarctica
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Elephant Island NERFINISHED ⓘ South Georgia Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Weddell Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipDescribed | Endurance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Antarctic exploration
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Endurance (ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ survival at sea ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 1914–1917 ⓘ |
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
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