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Monthly Archives: December 2014
A General Map
Showing an overview of the Southern Continent, and positions of the Ross and Weddell Seas.
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Sir Daniel Gooch
“Sir Daniel was the grandson of the other more illustrious Sir Daniel Gooch (1816-1889), the great railway engineer of some considerable genius who designed over 60 different classes of steam locomotives, and was responsible for laying the first ever Trans-Atlantic … Continue reading
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Rasmussen highly excited
“We steamed from Cumberland Bay on 5 December 1914, after bidding adieu to our good friends, and Rasmussen highly excited by drowning his sorrows, accompanied us some distance in his motor launch. Aheading, circling, and sterning it, in a most … Continue reading
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What thoughts are ours…
“What thoughts are ours, setting out thus at such a time, with no chance of news from dear ones at home who are passing through the greatest national crisis of modern times. What may we expect to learn in our … Continue reading
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The Ship of Fools
(1577) We are those fools who could not rest In the dull earth we left behind, But burned with passion for the West And drank a frenzy from its wind; The world where small men live at ease Fades from … Continue reading
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Sub-Antarctic Life
“I had many pleasant rambles and excursions on the Island, and each time was more deeply impressed by its wild and rugged mountains, its terraced glaciers, and beauteous fjords. Here one can study sub-Antarctic life with all its attendant charm… … Continue reading
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I know you are not the type of woman
“I dont pay very much heed to the things you said about him [Sir Sidney Boulton was the man Emily had originally intended to marry and also Shackleton’s underwriter at Lloyd’s of London], for I know that you are not … Continue reading
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We longed keenly for the day
“We longed keenly for the day when we could begin this march, the last great adventure in the history of South Polar exploration.” — Ernest Shackleton, South
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