Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 vs South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Discovery and exploration, Journeys, Diaries, British, Travel, History

Cover of Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22

Journey to the shores of the Polar sea, in 1819-20-21-22 John Franklin · 1823 218 pages · ≈ 4 h 02 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition

South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton · 1919 ★★★★☆ 4.2 222 pages · ≈ 4 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Very close on paper — pick by the themes that pull you more.

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