£12.50

SOUTH WITH ENDURANCE; SHACKLETON'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1914- 19
[1219]

Author:     Rex Tamiko. Frank Hurley (Photographs)
Publisher:     Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year of Publication:     2004
Edition:     1St in this edn.
Binding:     Illustrated Card covers.
Book Condition:     Used; like new
SOUTH WITH ENDURANCE; SHACKLETON\'S ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1914- 19
Frank Hurley"s photograph of the Endurance trapped in the ice at night has deservedly become one of the iconic images of the 20th century. The picture has a sense of drama and even looking at it today one can sense the desolation and awesome power of the Antarctic pack ice. Yet Hurley was no one-shot wonder, and for the first time his more than 400 surviving photos are gathered together under the covers of this beautifully presented coffee-table-sized book. The story of the Endurance expedition from 1914-1917 is well known: how the Endurance was crushed, how Shackleton led his men towards the edge of the pack and sailed to Elephant Island, how Shackleton made an 800-mile open boat journey to South Georgia and coordinated the rescue of all his men. All of which--bar the open boat journey--was captured on film. Hurley was one of the first photo-journalists, and it is tempting to say that with material like this he could hardly fail to capture some stunning images. But while the photos are a historic record of another time and another world, many transcend the everyday to border on art. The composition is flawless and how so many survived the boat journeys is a wonder in itself. The book itself contains several essays which offer something for everyone: from a bog-standard account of the expedition to a more technical analysis of Hurley"s technique and the problems associated with early film stock. Large Format. 24.5 x 23 cm, 244pp, price clipped
Categories
Fiction->
Non Fiction->
  Adult->
  Animals Wild Life->
  Archaeology
  Architecture
  Art->
  Astrology->
  Autobiography->
  Aviation->
  Biographical
  Biography->
  Birds
  Botany
  Business->
  Christian->
  Churchill
  Cinema/TV/Film
  Classics
  Cookery
  Cooking->
  Costume and Fashion
  Counties UK->
  Countres Worldwide->
  Countries->
  Countries Worldwide->
  Crafts->
  Cricket->
  Crime
  Dictionaries
  Dressmaking
  Education->
  Engineering
  Espionage
  Exploration->
    ANTARCTIC
    SYRIA and IRAQ
    TRAVEL->
  Farming
  Fishing
  Games->
  Gardening
  Genealogy
  General
  Geography->
  Geology
  Golf
  Handicrafts and Hobbies
  Health->
  Health and Beauty->
  History
  History European->
  History UK->
  History World->
  History Worldwide->
  Hobbies->
  Horses->
  Humour->
  Knitting
  Law->
  Maritime->
  Medical
  Military->
  Military WW11
  Military Modern->
  Military WW 11
  Military WW1->
  Military WW11->
  Motoring
  Motoring/Motor Cycling/Manuals->
  Mountaineering
  Music
  Mythology->
  Natural History->
  Natural Medicine->
  Needlecraft
  Needlepoint
  Observer Books
  Photography
  Physics->
  Poetry
  Poetry and Plays
  Politics->
  Railways->
  Royalty->
  Rugby
  Shakespeare
  Shakespere
  Sociology
  Sport->
  Stage Screen And Theatre
  Stage, Screen and Theatre->
  Television And Radio
  Theology
  Travel->
  Travel Guides->
  Unexplained->
  Wine Beer And Spirits
  Wine, Beer and Spirits
  Woodworking
Quick Find
 
Use keywords to find the product you are looking for.
Advanced Search
Share Product
Share via E-Mail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Buzz Share on Digg
Currencies