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Endurance - about Ernest Shackleton and his crew during their 1914-1916 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance:_Shacklet

• 20wenty 2y ago
  Similar in nature is Farthest North: The Incredible Three-Year Voyage to the Frozen Latitudes of the North. Fridjtof Nansen (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fridtjof_Nansen) led the expedition.
• deltarholamda 2y ago
  Second this suggestion. The one by Caroline Alexander is also very good. It's a story of the most incredible leadership during spectacular difficulty overcoming multiple seemingly impossible things.
• quirk 2y ago
  Yep came here to recommend this. Incredible story.
• krysp 2y ago
  A top recommendation along these lines is The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garard; a member of the Scott expedition to the south pole, which goes into detail of his winter journey (which the title refers to). One of the best historical adventure books I've read
  • sgt101 2y ago
    I came here to say this. Props.
• rattray 2y ago
  Not related, but because I also liked that one, I'll add: Devil in the White City, by Eric Larson Covers the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. Light on some of the sorts of details OP is asking for; also follows the thread of a serial killer to keep things interesting for those less interested in the business/engineering, but still good.
• lobsterthief 2y ago
  That one is fantastic. Also, _Abandoned_, which is about the [less fortunate] Greely expedition.