The White South

By Hammond Innes

Book Overview

A 22,000 ton whaling ship steams into a broken plain of white, glimmering ice during the howling fury of an Antarctic gale. What madness drives the ship forwards, deeper and deeper into the ice until... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0006170749
• ISBN13: 9780006170747
• Release Date: December 1988
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Feels like you're reading a black & white movie from 1950 !!

All of Hammond Innes' books have the same wonderful "Feels like you're reading a black & white movie from 1950" experience. Typically, its man at his best against nature and a harsh environment with a clock ticking against him on every page. Honestly if you're looking for some deeply stirring literature, go elsewhere, but if you're looking for some thoroughly enjoyable reading, look no further.