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  • Shackleton's Last Voyage

    The Story of the Quest

    by Frank Wild ...
    In 1920, tired of the lecture circuit, Sir Ernest Shackleton began to consider the possibility of a last expedition. He thought seriously of going to the Beaufort Sea area of the Arctic, a largely unexplored region, and raised some interest in this idea from the Canadian government. With funds supplied by former school friend John Quiller Rowett, he acquired a 125-ton Norwegian sealer, named Foca ... Read more

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  • Shackleton's Last Voyage: The Story of the Quest

    by A. H. Macklin; Frank Wild ...
    "Shackleton's Last Voyage: The Story of the Quest" is a compelling narrative that chronicles the final expedition of the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton. The book, authored by A. H. Macklin and Frank Wild, provides a detailed account of the challenges faced by the crew as they navigated the treacherous Antarctic waters. Through vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, the authors bring to ... Read more

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  • Shackleton's Last Voyage

    Enriched edition. The Story of the Quest

    by Frank Wild, A. H. Macklin, Soren Fenworth ...
    Shackleton's Last Voyage: Compelling Narratives from the Ends of the Earth is an enthralling anthology that captures the raw spirit of exploration and resilience. The collection weaves together an array of vivid accounts and reflections that chronicle Sir Ernest Shackleton's final expedition. Delving into themes of leadership, tenacity, and the indomitable human spirit in the face of nature's ... Read more

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  • Aurora Australis

    Writings, Science, Verse, and Illustrations from Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition

    by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Frank Wild, Tannatt William Edgeworth David, George Marston, Alistair Mackay, James Murray, Douglas Mawson ...
    Aurora Australis is an extraordinary Antarctic miscellany, produced during the winter quarters of the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907–09. Combining expedition narrative, lyric verse, comic sketches, scientific reflection, satire, songs, and visual art, it records both the hardships and imaginative resourcefulness of life on the ice. Its pages move between heroic exploration and domestic ... Read more

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  • Aurora Australis

    by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Frank Wild, Tannatt William Edgeworth David, George Marston, Alistair Mackay, James Murray, Douglas Mawson ...
    Aurora Australis offers readers an immersive journey into the heart of early 20th-century Antarctic exploration, capturing the raw beauty and daunting challenges of the icy continent. This pioneering anthology, assembled amidst the unyielding conditions at the Antarctic basecamp during the British Antarctic Expedition of 1907-1909, brims with a tapestry of adventurous narratives and reflective ... Read more

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  • Shackleton's Last Voyage

    by Frank Wild ...
    Sir Ernest Shackleton died suddenly; so suddenly that he said no word at all with regard to the future of the expedition. But I know that had he foreseen his death and been able to communicate to me his wishes, they would have been summed up in the two words, “Carry on!”Perhaps the most difficult part of my task has been the recording of the work of the expedition. It has been to me a very sad ... Read more

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  • Shackleton's Last Voyage: Frank Wild's Expedition into the Heart of Endurance

    by Frank Wild ...
    Shackleton's Last Voyage by Frank Wild: Join the legendary explorer Frank Wild on an extraordinary journey in ""Shackleton's Last Voyage."" This gripping firsthand account recounts the ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Wild's narrative captures the harrowing challenges, camaraderie, and indomitable spirit of the men who faced the harsh Antarctic wilderness ... Read more

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  • Aurora Australis

    Exploratory Tales from the Icy Expanse: A Journey of Adventure, Survival, and Discovery

    by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, Frank Wild, Tannatt William Edgeworth David, George Marston, Alistair Mackay, James Murray, Douglas Mawson ...
    Aurora Australis is a profound tapestry of exploration narratives and evocative descriptions capturing the indomitable spirit of the early 20th-century Antarctic expeditions. This anthology weaves together a medley of styles ranging from scientific treatises to poignant personal reflections, offering an immersive experience into the frosty climes and the heart of human courage. The diverse ... Read more

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  • Eyewitness Accounts Shackleton's Last Voyage

    by Frank Wild ...
    Series series Eyewitness Accounts
    On 17 September 1921, the explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton left London aboard his ship Quest, bound for the Antarctic on what would prove to be his final voyage. His second in command was Frank Wild, himself an experienced Antarctic explorer and previously Shackleton’s second in command on the famous Endurance expedition of 1914. On the way south, Shackleton died of a heart attack and was buried on ... Read more

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  • The Great White South

    being an account of experiences with Captain Scott's South pole expedition and of the nature life of the Antarctic

    by Herbert George Ponting ...
    Series series BS Publishing
    Photographer Ponting joined Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole in 1910. His remarkable book not only tells of the life among Scott's crew on board and at camp, but also provides numerous photos depicting the Antarctic landscape. Ponting also recorded, both in print and on film, habits of the native penguins and seals, and shares stories of his arrival at volcanic Mount Erebus, nearly ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • South!

    by Ernest Shackleton ...
    South! tells one of the most thrilling tales of exploration and survival against the odds which has ever been written. It details the experiences of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition which set off in 1914 to make an attempt to cross the Antarctic continent.Under the direction of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the expedition comprised two components: one party sailing on the Endurance into the ... Read more

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  • The Worst Journey in the World

    by Apsley Cherry-Garrard ...
    Series series Bybliotech Discovery
    "The Worst Journey in the World" by Apsley Cherry-Garrard is the epic tale of the disastrous "Winter expedition" of the Author and his two companions- Henry Bowers and Dr Edward Wilson - all members of Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition to the South Pole, who attempted a scientific expedition in the midst of the Antarctic Winter - in the coldest temperatures found on Planet Earth.At the behest ... Read more

    $2.49 USD

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