Eighty years after his death, the legend of Ernest Shackleton and the extraordinary story of the Endurance South Pole expedition of 1914-17 still holds a grip on the public imagination. Trapped in drifting polar pack ice for ten months, Shackleton and his crew fought for survival. When the Endurance was crushed, they were stranded on the ice-floes for over a year before reaching Elephant Island. From there Shackleton and his five men embarked upon one of maritime history's most remarkable rescue missions, sailing to South Georgia across 800 miles of the world's roughest seas in a small open boat. This book probes deep into family history to reveal the profound influence of Ernest Shackleton's Irish Quaker roots in the making of a great leader. The fruit of years of intensive research, Shackleton: An Irishman in Antarctica paints a vivid portrait of a man whose ambition was always tempered by his humanity and egalitarianism. Here too are the untold stories of Shackleton's upbringing in Kildare; his time in the Merchant Navy; his marriage and love affairs; his life as public man and politician; and the haunting story of his final - and fatal - 1921-22 expedition on the Quest. Drawing on family records, diaries and letters - and hitherto unpublished photographs and archive material - this mesmerizing book takes us beyond the myth to Shackleton the man, the hero who eschewed imperial hierarchy, whose greatest triumph was life over death.
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JOHN MACKENNA, award-winning short-story writer, novelist and biographer, is author of The Fallen and other stories, Clare, A Year of Our Lives, The Last Fine Summer, The Occasional Optimist, The Lost Village and A Haunted Heart. JONATHAN SHACKLETON, Antarctic specialist and cousin of the explorer, is a leading expert on the life and achievements of Ernest Shackleton.
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Yet another account of the great man and well worth reading. Accompanied by some interesting photos. Enjoyed it very much.
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A profound, inspirational, and keenly engaging story
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The collective effort of Jonathon Shackleton (Antarctic special and a cousin of the famed explorer) and biographer John Mackenna, Shackleton: An Irishman In Antarctica is an informed and informative portrayal of Ernest Shackleton's historic, dramatic, highly dangerous South Pole expedition. Even though the voyage's ultimately failed to achieve it's stated goal, and Shackleton's crew were stranded on ice floes, all hands worked together to survive for a year before the perilous return to civilization could be made. Not a single man died in Shackleton's expedition, a credit to Shackleton's leadership and determination. His is a profound, inspirational, and keenly engaging story which is very highly recommended reading.
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By Ed Overton
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I became interested in Shackleton after visiting Antartica. This is a good read. I learned a lot of details about him and his explorations that I had not seen elsewhere.
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A beautiful, insightful book about a famed explorer, born in Ireland but educated in England. In British Empire times he was a British hero however has now become, 'An Irishman in Antarctica'.
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