Leo T. reviewed on 12/8/2014 + 1775 more book reviews

The author has an approachable writing style, although this is a scholarly book. His footnotes and long bibliography demonstrate the depth of his research, although he was familiar with the era from his earlier interest in Scott. Huntford captures why Shackleton was so popular among his contemporaries, despite his failure to reach the Pole, etc. and his lack of adequate funds. It is appropriate he is buried among the whalers that sailed those seas.

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