A review by kortirion
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander

5.0

One of my favorite non-fiction books. It's a tale of heroic polar exploration, but also a revealing look at leadership, survival, and dealing with failure and disaster. Plus, it's full of stunning photographs taken on the expedition itself.

Shackleton's expedition set out to be the first to cross Antarctica on foot, but ended up trapped in their ship, locked in the ice. . . and worse.