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Author Archives: Ernest Shackleton
The Plan
“A copy of the program which [I] prepared in order to arouse the interest of the general public in the Expedition:” “THE TRANSCONTINENTAL PARTY The first crossing of the Antarctic continent from sea to sea via the Pole, apart from … Continue reading
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The Aurora
I purchased the Aurora from Douglas Mawson; she would be our second ship, for the use of the Ross Sea party. The Aurora on Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914. [Photo from coolantarctica.com]
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The Endurance
I renamed her the Endurance, after my family motto: Fortitudine Vincimus, or “By endurance we conquer.” [Photos from jamescairdsociety.com]
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Roll the Old Chariot
“A drop of Nelson’s blood wouldn’t do us any harm…” — David Coffin, 2010 Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival
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Worsley’s Dream
“One night I had an absurd dream. I dreamed that Burlington Street was full of ice blocks and that I was navigating a ship along it. “Next morning I awoke and hurried along to Burlington Street. A sign on a … Continue reading
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No. 4, New Burlington Street
Outside the offices of The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, No. 4, New Burlington Street, London. [via]
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Locksley Hall
[…] O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not set. Ancient founts of inspiration well thro’ all my fancy yet. Howsoever these things be, a long farewell to Locksley Hall! Now for me the woods may wither, … Continue reading
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Tryggve Gran
Tryggve Gran with his plane North Sea, 30 June 1914, just before his North Sea crossing. [photo: Norwegian Technical Museum]
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Surrounding the globe
Roald Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton and Robert Peary in Philadelphia, 1913 [link]
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