When Perce Blackborow decided to stowaway on Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance, he planned to be aboard as a sailor on a heroic quest across the Antarctic continent. When they are hundreds of miles from land, however, the ice moves in, slowly crushing the ship. The crew is stranded on ice, forced to make impossible treks, with all thought of adventuring gone. Now Perce is inextricably tied to Shackleton in a fight for their lives.
Amazing. I vaguely knew about Shackleton's expedition, but not many of the things explored in this book. I have never had to kill something for food myself, or gone without more than one meal, or suffered from frostbite. It definitely made me appreciate my warm house and clothes and food a lot more.
Note: Though the book is fiction, there really was a Perce Blackborow who stowed away on the journey.
Monday, October 26, 2009
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