On October 26 1914 Ernest Shackletons Endurance set sail from Buenos Airesin pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration the crossing of theAntarctic con... » 

On October 26 1914 Ernest Shackletons Endurance set sail from Buenos Airesin pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration the crossing of theAntarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. Allbut one.Eighteenyearold Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker. But the thrill ofstowing away with the legendary explorer would soon turn to fear. Withinmonths the Endurance trapped and crushed by ice sank. And even Perce theyoungest member of the stranded crew knew there was no hope of rescue. If themen were to survive in the most hostile place on earth they would have to doit on their own.Victoria McKernan deftly weaves the hardtofathom facts of this famous voyageinto an epic edgeofyourseat survival novel. From the Hardcover edition. «