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Sinossi
«L'ordine di abbandonare la nave fu impartito alle cinque pomeridiane. Per la maggior parte degli uomini, comunque, non sarebbe stato neppure necessario: sapevano che la nave era condannata e che ogni sforzo per salvarla sarebbe stato ormai inutile? Avevano lottato senza posa per tre giorni e avevano perduto. Accettarono il loro destino quasi apaticamente.»
Era il 1° agosto del 1914 quando, al comando del famoso esploratore Sir Ernest Shackleton, ventisette uomini salparono da Londra alla volta dell'Antartide. Lo scopo della spedizione era di attraversare via terra il continente antartico da est a ovest. Ma a sole ottanta miglia dal Polo, l'Endurance, una splendida goletta concepita per la navigazione tra gli iceberg, rimase intrappolata nei ghiacci del mare di Weddell e per dieci mesi venne trascinata verso nord-ovest dalla deriva del pack. Il 21 novembre del 1915 la nave, non resistendo alla pressione della banchisa, sprofondò nel ghiaccio, costringendo Shackleton e il suo equipaggio a un'incredibile lotta per la sopravvivenza in uno dei luoghi più inospitali della Terra.
Avvincente come un romanzo, il libro di Alfred Lansing ricostruisce una delle imprese più straordinarie, un'incredibile avventura i cui protagonisti furono il coraggio, la resistenza, l'abnegazione che contraddistinsero gli uomini di Shackleton e la sua eccezionale capacità di sostenerli e guidarli.
Più di una volta, il cinema e la televisione si sono accostati a questa incredibile vicenda. La trasposizione più recente è Shackleton, un film per la televisione di produzione ingelse, con Kenneth Branagh nel ruolo del grande e carismatico esploratore.
- ISBN: 8850203934
- Casa Editrice: TEA
- Pagine: 308
Recensioni
Behold ...the gentleman whose exploits crushed the last vestiges of manhood from my fragile psyche *: * Psst....don’t mention this to my wife as she thinks she took care of this years ago. Stranded for over a year in the most inhospitable climate on the face of the Earth , literally one tiny step aw Leggi tutto
oh my god i feel like i haven't written a review in ages. goodreads.com, how you holding up without my pearls of wisdom?? i was going to write a DBR of this last night, because that's what shackleton would do, but then i ended up eating candy and doodling instead, and that is why i live a life of medi Leggi tutto
A captivating and inspiring tale of exploration, human endurance and survival. In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board a ship called the Endurance. The expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland. In October of 1915 the ship became trapped and cr Leggi tutto
There aren't many true-life tales that live up to the hype. There are always some details that make the story just a little less dramatic than in the made-for-TV movie. Not this time. While listening to this audiobook, the thought that went through my head over and over again was "Holy s***!" The bo Leggi tutto
I've read my share of leadership texts over the years – an occupational necessity for a while – and a name I came across more than one was Ernest Shackleton. Some sources reckoned him to be possibly the greatest leader that ever lived. Well that’s some claim and it’s something I knew I'd have to loo Leggi tutto
What an incredible story! This was my introduction to Shackleton, and I am left reeling from the experience. I chose Endurance to add symmetry to my list. Earlier this year I read In the Kingdom of Ice , Hampton Sides' excellent book about a doomed expedition to the North Pole, and I thought I should Leggi tutto
Although this book was nonfiction, it read like a thriller. The author interviewed survivors of the ill-fated 1914 expedition to Antarctica and also used some of their diaries as his source material. I wanted to learn a little about this expedition after seeing a play in which Ernest Shackleton was
I am almost unable to express my feelings about this amazing and unbelievable story. I finished the last paragraph with tears running down my face and shaking my head in disbelief. If this were a work of fiction, you'd barely believe it, but you'd credit Alfred Lansing for his story-telling and imagi Leggi tutto
What an incredible adventure. Endurance tells the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's attempts to cross the Antarctic overland with his 27 man crew. But, in October 1915 when they were still half a continent away from their intended base, their ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. The entire crew Leggi tutto
*2.5 stars* Other than the bazillion amounts of bonus points that I got from my history-loving father for reading this one, I found Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage to be a little underwhelming. Honestly, it's a fascinating story and a true testament to the will of man, but it is also extre Leggi tutto
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