Endurance is a nonfiction history book. It is written by Alfred Lansing. He was an American journalist and a writer of nonfiction books. He is best known for his Endurance book. The audio narration of Endurance is done by Simon Prebble. He performed in this audio title with utmost brilliance and made it an easy and captivating listening experience for everyone.
It was the month of August in 194 when Endurance, a British ship sailed off from the South Atlantic. Then in October 1915, Endurance was still half of a continent away from its destination base. And at that point, it got trapped and subsequently crushed in the ice. Sir Ernest Shackleton along with his men for five months drifted on the ice packs. They were all castaway in one of the most daunting and savage regions all across the world.
Alfred Lansing with great detail described how those men were able to survive a voyage spanning 1,000 miles and that too in an open boat going through the stormiest ocean of the world. He also shared details about the overland trek that went through the different forbidding and challenging mountains and glaciers. The Endurance book recounts a harrowing adventure and a tale of great courage, strength, and bravery through the most challenging natural circumstances. But then ultimately, it was the nobility of all those noble men and also their indefatigable will that shined through everything.
Endurance is a new book of one of the most thrilling accounts of the most astonishing feats of human courage and exploration that were ever recorded. This is a recommended read or listen.
