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Author Archives: Ernest Shackleton
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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The crew
The crew of the Endurance, and Aeneas Mackintosh, captain of the Aurora, before setting sail from London, 1914
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Huberht Hudson, Navigator
Huberht Hudson, Navigating Officer “[Hudson] owed his nickname — Buddha — to a practical joke he had fallen for once while the ship was at South Georgia. The men had convinced him that there was to be a costume party … Continue reading
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Ramparts of Mt. Paget
The ramparts of Mt. Paget, South Georgia Island, by Frank Hurley [image] More on Mt. Paget
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When things are easy I hate it
“I have committed all sorts of crimes in thought if not always in action and dont [sic] worry much about it, yet I hate to see a child suffer or to be false in any way…I am hard also, and … Continue reading
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Nine men standing on beached sperm whale
Nine men standing on beached sperm whale at Leith Harbour, South Georgia, 1913 “Although the results of the Dundee Antarctic Expedition of 1892-93 inevitably led to the conclusion that whaling in the Antarctic seas was not then a viable economic … Continue reading
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