SHACKLETON, Ernest H.

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The Heart of the Antarctic. Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-1909. First trade edition of this classic work of polar literature, issued after Shackleton's exceptional leadership qualities had proved him to be "a bona-fide English hero" (Books on Ice)."Shackleton began working on The Heart of the Antarctic soon after the party's return to New Zealand. The expedition had created a worldwide stir, so Shackleton and his publisher William Heinemann moved as quickly as possible to maximize sales. Shackleton, who could speak much more effectively than he could write, dictated much of the book to Edwin Saunders, a young New Zealand newspaper reporter who had become enraptured with Shackleton during an interview for the Lyttelton Times... Progress on the narrative was rapid; most of the writing was completed during the months of August and September 1909. Shackleton and Saunders worked well together; Shackleton's persuasive command of language is evident throughout the text" (Rosove).Rosove records two states of the dust jackets, differentiated by the presence (as here) or absence of any price on the spine.

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