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jessicas213 t1_izr59ps wrote

Reply to comment by artsanchezg in The Terror by Dan Simmons by idrinkkombucha

Agree, the horror part could have been dropped entirely and it wouldn't have hurt it. I love the expedition gone wrong story the most. It actually started me reading a bunch of non fiction about early exploration and the absolute crazy conditions people dealt with as just normal.

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ATLL2112 t1_izrnucd wrote

Check out Endurance by Alfred Lansing about Ernest Shackleton's failed expedition to the South Pole.

Incredible that every single member of the crew survived.

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Badroadrash101 t1_izs1f6o wrote

Great book. Agree on the recommendation. I would also add The Last Place on Earth by Huntford. Race to the South Pole between Scott and Amundsen.

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