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We get just enough of his inner life that when they had to abandon the 2019 mission due to equipment loss and the menace of winter’s approach, I felt his disappointment keenly, and hurt for him as I would for a friend Really loved this book!!! Is incredible to think of a ship preserved under ice and the fact that it hasn’t been discovered until last year. For those who enjoy maritime history, the story of the Endurance, or following searches for lost parts of history will likely appreciate this story of successfully uncovering a part of history while also presenting the historical facts of the original expedition. The book is well written and descriptive, although the diary entries require some getting used to at first. The presentation of the history and current situation are expertly written and the tension involved is clearly shown in both timelines.
Bound jumps from the events of 1915 to the 2019 expedition with detours via his earlier career and passages of vague environmentalism. Would you like to read someone's diary? Ok, but what if that diary is about finding a sunken ship under the ice of Antarctica? Now I have your attention, don't I? Other than that, I enjoyed this book. There is a photo section that made it all the more real. It was exciting to see Endurance resting on the ocean floor, especially after reading how much went into finding it.
Author, maritime archaeologist, and adventurer Mensun Bound has crafted an engrossing and exciting story of the search for and discovery of the Endurance. The book is a well-balanced blend of historical information - quotes from the diaries of the Endurance's crew, the facts about the voyage of the Endurance and of the ship itself - and the present day expeditions (the first in 2019 that failed to find the ship, then the successful trip in 2022). This detailed day by day account of the search for the "Endurance" using modern technology can be a bit tedious at times, but what brought this book alive for me was the interleaving of extracts from the various diaries of those on the original expedition, and Mensun Bound's comments on them.
The raw material for this book is wonderfully epic and, in spite of its shortcomings, it is well worth reading. It is, however, repeatedly let down by the writing.It was truly an international effort and, even with all of the modern technology, nothing was ever guaranteed. The expedition was still full of perils and plenty of unknowns. The only way I can enjoy one is through books, and really, that's the only way I want to enjoy one: while sitting on a comfortable couch in my nice temperature-controlled home, with a warm cup of tea or cold cup of fizzy water. Bound tells the story of both the failed expedition and the successful while weaving in details of and also parallels with the original expedition of the Endurance drawing from all the diaries of the Endurance’s crew. Jenna: Oh my god I'm freezing. I should have worn a coat, I knew I should have worn a coat. Or at least gloves and a scarf. Why didn't you tell me to wear gloves and a scarf? J: Man, it is cold, I hate the wind. Why does the wind have to blow so much? Can't it stop blowing while we're on our walk. I'm freezing. Aren't you freezing?
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