South
Book description
First appearing in 1919, “South: The Endurance Expedition” is the gripping account of those who traveled with Sir Ernest Shackleton on his third expedition to Antarctica. In August1914, Shackleton set out with a crew of twenty-eight aboard the ship “Endurance” in an effort to become the first men to cross…
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1 author picked South as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Some of the most famous felt presences are those that occur in survival situations under the name of the “Third Man”.
The name comes from a line in The Wasteland, by T.S. Eliot, in which he recalled the story of Antarctic explorers being accompanied by a phantom figure. Tat story was Ernest Shackleton’s: at the end of the ill-fated Endurance expedition, Shackleton experienced something like a felt presence when crossing the interior of South Georgia Island to save the rest of his crew.
He recounts the story of the whole expedition in South, and it’s an amazing read.…
From Ben's list on understanding the uncanny feeling of felt presence.
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