Publisher, Blackstone Audiobooks (November 2007)

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"Without doubt a classic, rousing tale of the heroic age of exploration." —Saturday Review

Described by the Chicago Tribune as "one of the most gripping, suspenseful, intense stories anyone will ever read," Endurance is, without a doubt, a book which listeners will talk about whenever man's durability is discussed.

This fabulous account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's epic adventure recreates one of the most astonishing feats of exploration and human courage ever recorded. In August, 1914, the Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.

Alfred Lansing's vivid narrative describes how the men survived-after a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean on the globe and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains. The book recounts a harrowing adventure, but ultimately it is the nobility of these men and their indefatigable will to fight back and survive that shines through.

About the Author: ALFRED LANSING, a native of Chicago, was a journalist and writer. After serving in the Navy, he majored in journalism at Northwestern University: He edited a weekly newspaper until 1949, then joined the United Press, and in 1952 became a freelance writer. He is best known for his best-seller, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage.