The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 19141917
by Ernest Henry Shackleton
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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO OBE, was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. His first experience of the polar regions was as third officer on Captain Scott?s Discovery Expedition, 1901?04, from which he was sent home early on health grounds. Determined to make amends for this perceived perso...
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