The very best writing on the Antarctic from Ernest Shackleton to endurance swimmer Lynne Cox. Ties in with the centenary of Scott's expedition to the South Pole. The very best writing on the Antarctic, from James Cook's eighteenth-century assertion that 'no man will ever venture further than I have done' to Lynne Cox's description of her epic, icy swim in the twenty-first century - 32 first-hand accounts of men and women challenging one of the Earth's last true wildernesses. Here you will find both legendary tales of heroism and startling contemporary accounts of the impact of global warming on the Earth's sole undeveloped continent, including: 'Dog Days' by Robert Falcon Scott; 'The Loss of the Endurance' by Ernest Shackleton; 'Alone' by Richard E Byrd; 'The Killer under the Water' by Gareth Wood; 'Melting Point' by David Helvarg; 'Swimming to Antarctica' by Lynne Cox.

Author Biography

Jon E. Lewis is an historian and writer, whose books on history and military history are sold worldwide. He is also the editor of many The Mammoth Book Of anthologies, including the bestselling On the Edge and Endurance and Adventure. He holds graduate and postgraduate degrees in history and his work has appeared in New Statesman, the Independent, Time Out and the Guardian. He lives in Herefordshire with his partner and children.