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The untold story of Shackleton's historymaking Antarctic sled ride prior to his more famous journey details the deprivation, injury, and death caused by the expedition.
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To cross Antarctica on foot in 1915, Shackleton needed two groups: his, to make the journey across, and another to land on the other side so as to leave supplies at various points for Shackleton's party. Shackleton's group was, however, wiped out, their ship crushed by ice in the Weddell Sea. The second party's ship, the Aurora , was also destroyed along with the supplies while moored on the opposite side in McMurdo Sound. The resourceful second party, however, scavenged supplies from previous expeditions and made their journey, leaving as much as possible for Shackleton's men. Three of their number perished along the 2000-mile, bonechilling, scurvy-stricken journey. Shackleton's party was, of course, never found. Lacks notes and index. Bickel's seven books include Facing Starvation and Mawson's Will . Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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