Nimrod

About this book

The exploits of Ernest Shackleton and the dramatic fate of his ship Endurance have become familiar: this book tells the story of another ship Nimrod which set out on the last leg of its journey to Antarctica on New Years Day 1908 carrying Shackletons grandly entitled British Antarctic Expedition. Riffenburgh tells the full story of Shackletons first bid to reach the South Pole: an epic and dangerous adventure that achieved remarkable scientific results and a knighthood for its leader.