My second time through Shackleton’s journey, the first being “South”, his own account of the attempt at Antarctica. This version was more fleshed-out and less clinical. Replacing Shackleton’s frequent listing of coordinates and temperatures with additional historical background information and others’ views of Shackleton’s decisions and leadership, was beneficial to the retelling. Several additional decades of hindsight also give this version the advantage of placing the efforts and successes of the entire crew in an appropriately impressive high placement among scientific discovery attempts. Lansing writes with drama and suspense. The history of the adventure deserves at least that.