Caroline Alexander has written for The New Yorker, Granta, Conde Nast Traveler, Smithsonian, Outside, and National Geographic, and is the author of four previous books. She is the curator of ""Endurance- Shackleton's Legendary Expedition,"" an exhibition that will open at the American Museum of Natural History in March 1999. She lives on a farm in New Hampshire.
“One of the best survival stories ever.” —TIME
“In Ms. Alexander’s telling, the terrifying details of the journey
come as vividly to life as ever… she skillfully weaves together
diary entries and memoirs so as to evoke both the beauty and the
terror of the Antarctic.” —The New York Times
“A gratifying hit…brisk and well-turned.” —The New Yorker
“A spellbinding story of human courage.” —Publisher’s Weekly
(starred review)
“A fresh and lively retelling of this fascinating survival story.”
—PBS
“If it hadn’t happened, it would be the greatest piece of adventure
fiction ever written.” —The Denver Post
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