Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic. He was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
Best known for his 1914–16 expedition, in which his ship, Endurance, was crushed by pack ice, Shackleton and his crew endured months of hardship, including a harrowing voyage to South Georgia Island, before being rescued.
And so Shackleton, Worsley and Tom Crean set off to reach it by foot—climbing over mountains and sliding down glaciers, forging a path that no human being had ever forged before, until, after 36...
This new book probes deep into family history looking at the influence of Shackleton history and Quaker roots followed by an account of his four expeditions to Antarctica. Shackleton: An Irishman in Antarctica; Jonathan Shackleton & John MacKenna (2002).
The heroic captain of the Endurance, Anglo-Irish explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton braved the frigid wastelands of Antarctica three times in the early 1900s.
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Discover the epic story of Sir Ernest Shackleton—his legendary Endurance expedition, unmatched leadership, and enduring legacy in Antarctic exploration. Ernest Shackleton, an explorer of great courage, remains an iconic figure in the annals of Antarctic exploration.
Discover more about Sir Ernest Shackleton, titan of polar exploration and the remarkable feat of survival that took place on the Endurance expedition.
Ernest Shackleton was a renowned explorer, best-known for his three Antarctic expeditions. However, one of these voyages resulted in one of the most famous shipwrecks in history.