During the "Heroic Age of Exploration," the period in which Shackleton's 1914-1916 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition took place, Antarctic expeditions often became ordeals of suffering. At ...
A HUNDRED years ago this month, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and four teammates became the first men to reach the South Pole, arriving in triumph five weeks ahead of Robert Falcon Scott. The ...
It seems Ernest Shackleton’s legend has set sail again, this time courtesy of National Geographic and Disney+, which just released a new documentary on the discovery of the famed Anglo Irish ...
Strenuous endeavours are made to free the 'Endurance' from the ice, 14th & 15th February 1915, but are ultimately unsuccessful; taken during the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17, led by ...
As a historian at the Harvard Business School, I study courageous leaders, especially men and women working in crisis situations. When I began this work, almost 20 years ago, I never imagined living ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Sir Ernest Shackleton, a noted explorer and writer, is shown as he arrived ...
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