Ernest Shackleton, Janet Benge
Ernest Shackleton, Janet Benge
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Ernest Shackleton
Going South

Author: Janet Benge

Narrator: Tim Gregory

Unabridged: 6 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/06/2017


Synopsis

In the gloom of the ship’s oil lights, Ernest saw that the blizzard had broken up the ice plain. Huge, jagged ice slabs jutted into the air around the Endurance, jostling and scraping together. Great drifts of windblown snow had piled up behind them. Alone in the polar darkness, on a ship coated and locked in ice, the explorers waited.

As adventurers from around the world raced to reach the South Pole and achieve other polar firsts in the early 1900s, outsider Ernest Shackleton and his motley expeditions would outshine even the British navy, becoming icons of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.

Known for prizing loyalty, leadership, and skill without regard for rank or social class—and for bringing men back alive—Shackleton completed three death-defying Antarctic journeys. Called the Boss by his crew and Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton by the king, the Anglo-Irish explorer counted it all part of life’s grand adventure (1874–1922).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel Ray on February 05, 2025

An Irishman, Ernest Shackleton, was an early explorer of the Antarctic Ocean in the early 1900s. He was the leader of an expedition attempting to be the first to reach the South Pole. Despite the hazards of three expeditions, he never lost a man. He was knighted by King Edward VII as Sir Ernest Henr......more

Goodreads review by Leah on July 27, 2022

Fun biography. Mind opening to world exploration during WW1. Impressive leadership by Shackleton. To lead these harrowing voyages, and then for the adventurers to explore again w him after their first harrowing, almost life ending mission, is inspiring. This book didn’t touch much on his faith, but......more

Goodreads review by Chandra on December 17, 2020

If it weren't a biography, it would be hard to imagine anyone surviving the sorts of circumstances that Ernest Shackleton lived through. I'm glad to read amazing chronicles of survival, courage, grit, and team-commitment like this to my boys.......more

Goodreads review by Meghan on September 21, 2018

I like to travel, but this man and his passion for exploring. Wow!......more