Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage Review "Endurance is one of the most gripping, suspenseful, intense stories anyone will ever read." --Chicago Tribune  About the Author Alfred Lansing (1921-1975), a native of Chicago, was a journalist and writer. After serving in the Navy, he majored in journalism at Northwestern University. He edited a weekly newspaper until 1949, then joined the United Press, and in 1952 became a freelance writer.