'Huntford's wonderful portrait captures the spirit of an explorer' THE TIMES Roland Huntford is a Shackleton expert and author of the best-selling biography of Shackleton. Covers some of the lesser known parts of Shackleton's explorations with an emphasis on his NIMROD and AURORA relief expeditions. Over 30 per cent of the pictures are previously unpublished. Published to precede the release of ENDURANCE, the Hollywood account of Shackleton's best known expedition, directed by Wolfgang Petersen (of DAS BOOT and THE PERFECT STORM fame) and starring Russell Crowe.
Roland Huntford's fascination with polar exploration began when he was the OBSERVER'S Scandinavian correspondent. He is a former Alistair Horne Fellow at St Anthony's College, Oxford, and is a member of Wolfson College, Cambridge. Roland was a consultant for the IMAX film and the highly acclaimed Channel 4 documentary SHACKLETON.
'Julie Summers has unearthed many stunning images... This is a riveting story in words and pictures of rivalry, survival, comradeship and courage in the face of danger and hardship... Through photographs, drawings and diary extracts we come to know Shackleton... the enthusiast will be thrilled with this long awaited pictorial work with its high definition photographs speaking volumes of the victories and the defeats and the daily grind of surival.' MODEL BOATS (Dec '03)
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