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When I read Alfred Lansing's account of the voyage of the SS Endurance, I was struck by how Shackleton's journey was rife with uncanny...

Shackleton was a man of discipline, hope, and humor. He had an amazingly buoyant spirit and took the practice of staying lighthearted...

One of the things that inspired me most about Shackleton as I was researching his story, was his wisdom in leading his crew. He was a...

NO FORCE ON EARTH Oil on panel “The northerly gale had compressed and crowded the whole Weddell Sea pack against the face of the land,...

Here are some of the major events that spanned the first year of Shackleton's jouney south: The timeline for the Endurance’s journey...

My encounter with the voyage of the SS Endurance was a fortuitous one. I was visiting a former client who owned a wooden boat shop and...