Alfred Lansing

Alfred Lansing (July 21, 1921 - 1975) was an American journalist and writer, best known for his book "Endurance" (1959), an account of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic explorations. [ [http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=19545 Fresh Fiction web-site] Last retrieved 17th August 2008]

Early career

Lansing was a native of Chicago, Illinois. After serving more than five years in the Navy, he enrolled at Northwestern University, and majored in journalism. Until 1949 he edited a weekly newspaper in Illinois. Thereafter he joined the United Press and in 1952 became a freelance writer. [ [http://www.orionbooks.co.uk/5344-0/author-Alfred-Lansing.htm Orion biog. of Lansing] Last retrieved 17th August 2008]

Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Lansing is best known for his book "", the account of the failed expedition of Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew to the South Pole in 1914. The book is named after the ship used by Shackleton, the Endurance, and it became a bestseller when it was first published in 1959. Whilst researching the book, Lansing spoke with ten of the expedition's surviving members and was granted access to the journals and personal diaries of eight others in order to get a more complete view of the expedition. [ [http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=2-9780786706211-4 Powells Review] Last retrieved 17th August 2008]

Bibliography

*"Drugs" (Series: LIFE Science Library) with Walter Modell (1967)
*"Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage" (1959)

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