About the Author

Frank Worsley, born in 1872 in Akaroa in the South Island of New Zealand on Banks Peninsula, was a master mariner. In 1917 he won a DSO for sinking a U-boat and then a second DSO fighting the Bolshevik Army. Worsley was close to Shackleton through the whole expedition. He died in New Zealand.

Reviews

'A breathtaking story of courage, skill and determination under the most appalling conditions'
*Sir Edmund Hillary*

'One of the greatest survival stories of all time'
*Library Journal*

'A stirring account of a fascinating adventure'
*Sunday Tribune*

'Simply gripping'
*Irish Mountain Log*