THE SHIP BENEATH THE ICE: The Discovery of Shackleton’s Endurance. By Mensun Bound. Mariner Books. 416 pages. $35. That old proverb your mother taught you — “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try ...
A black and white film negative of Shackleton’s expedition to the Antarctic winter flashlight scene in the Weddell Sea, showing Endurance stuck fast. Credit: Library of Congress There are few stories ...
Seldom has failing done as much for a man’s reputation as it did for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s. Leading an expedition that lasted from 1907 to 1909, the Anglo-Irishman tried to discover the South Pole ...
Growing up in the Falkland Islands, maritime archaeologist Mensun Bound was enamored with tales of adventure and stories of the sea. He was particularly taken with the saga of Ernest Shackleton, the ...
Artifacts from Shackleton's polar expeditions have been auctioned at Sotheby's in London, including a map of Antarctica hand-drawn by the Anglo-Irish explorer. Several items from Shackleton's ...
The discovery of the wrecked Endurance, well preserved almost 10,000 feet down in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, brings that terrible voyage back to mind. Here are a few classics that explore the 20-month ...
El viaje del explorador a la Antártida probablemente estaba condenado al fracaso antes de comenzar. By Sara Novak The explorer’s journey to Antarctica was likely doomed before it began. By Sara Novak ...
Sometimes the greatest victories are hidden in defeats. Sir Ernest Shackleton wanted to be the first man to reach the South Pole, the first to cross Antarctica. He failed at both. “Shackleton, The ...
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