Alfred Lansing

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Alfred Lansing

Publisher Marketing: Ernest Shackleton defined heroism in 1915 when his ship, the Endurance, was trapped in ice and then destroyed on its way to Antarctica. This tense week-by-week, month-by-month reconstruction charts the incredible journey undertaken by his crew of 27 men through 850 miles of the southern Atlantics heaviest seas. Review Citations: New York Times 12/27/1998 pg. 12 (EAN 9780881841787, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Lansing, Alfred Lansing was a veteran journalist, who wrote for Collier's among other magazines. Contributor Bio:  Prebble, Simon Simon Prebble is a veteran British narrator and performer of considerable experience and talent. He has enjoyed a varied career from acting in soap operas to performing Shakespeare's works. One of AudioFile's Golden Voices, he has recorded over 200 audiobooks and his performances have received critical acclaim both in the U. S. and the U. K. In 2009, Simon was named the Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture. Simon has garnered numerous Earphones Awards and read for such authors as Ian McEwan, Susanna Clarke, Peter Robinson, and Michael Crichton.