Endurance vs South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Shackleton, Antarctica, Discovery and exploration, Journeys, British, Travel
Endurance
Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England, in August 1914. The ship became locked inside an island of ice,…
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South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition
"One of the most harrowing survival stories of all time"—Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect StormVeteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton's excruciating and inspiring expedition to Antarctica aboard the Endurance has…
The verdict
- Readers rate Endurance highest: Endurance 4.5 · South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition 4.2.
- Endurance has the widest readership — 178559 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Endurance | South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (178559) | 4.2 (11665) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (371) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (689) | — |
Reception
| Endurance | South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 178559 | 11665 |
| Editions | 43 | 116 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 172899 | 13413 |
| Reading it now | 8586 | — |
| Written reviews | 14907 | 810 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3258 | — |
| Pages | 287 | 222 |