In Shackleton's Wake

by Arved Fuchs

Arved Fuchs is a well-known German adventurer, sailor, and author. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574091387
• ISBN13: 9781574091380
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Sheridan House
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

I'll never understand why . . .

people feel the urge to risk their lives in endeavors like this one! I had to wonder about the incredible amount of money that must go to re-enact such a dangerous voyage, too. But the story makes fascinating reading. A first-person account of sailing some of the most treacherous seas in the world really brings out the dangers faced--involuntarily--by Ernest Shackleton and his men. One change I wish for the book: a detailed map comparing Fuchs' journey with Shackleton's. Fuchs mentions several options Shackleton might have taken, but without a map, I can't see them for myself. Otherwise, this is a very readable (though I did have trouble with nautical terms, not being a sailor myself) and interesting addition to the literature of polar adventure.