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Ernest Shackleton: Going South (Heroes of History)
Ernest Shackleton Going South - Heroes of History Author:Janet Benge, Geoff Benge As adventurers from around the world raced to reach the South Pole and achieve other polar firsts in the early 1900s, outsider Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) and his motley expeditions would outshine even the British navy, becoming icons of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. — Known for prizing loyalty, leadership, and skill without regard f... more »or rank or social class -- and for bringing men back alive -- Shackleton completed three death-defying Antarctic journeys. Called the Boss by his crew and Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton by the king, the Anglo-Irish explorer counted it all part of life's grand adventure.« less