"South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917" is the first hand account of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition written by the Expedition leader Ernest Shackleton. Also known as the Endurance Expedition, this is considered the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition was an attempt to make the first land crossing of the Antarctic continent. The expedition failed to accomplish this objective, but became recognized instead as an epic feat of endurance.