A story of heroes A party led by veteran explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton sets out to become the first to traverse the Antarctic continent. Their initial optimism is short-lived, however, as the ice field slowly thickens, encasing the ship Endurance in a death-grip, crushing their craft, and marooning 28 men on a polar ice floe. Here now is the blow by blow journal of this amazing journey, an ice-bound adventure, an incredible feat of exploration, and an unbelievably intrepid leader. A thriller you wouldn't believe in a novel - but it happened! Can they really survive? Impossible BALESTIER PRESS HEARING OTHERS VOICES.