Frank A. Worsley

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Frank A. Worsley


Born
in Akaroa, New Zealand
February 22, 1872

Died
February 01, 1943

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Frank Arthur Worsley (1872-1943) was a New Zealand sailor and explorer who served on Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1916, as captain of Endurance. He also served in the Royal Navy Reserve during the First World War. ...more

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Endurance: An Epic of Polar...

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4.47 avg rating — 14,940 ratings — published 1931 — 28 editions
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Shackleton's Boat Journey

4.34 avg rating — 1,230 ratings — published 1933 — 25 editions
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Überleben auf dem Wasser

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Under Sail in the Frozen No...

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First Voyage in a Square-ri...

4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1938 — 2 editions
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“Our sole illumination was a dim and foul-smelling
blubber lamp, which really only served to make the
darkness visible.”
Frank A. Worsley, Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure

“He himself set the example, throwing away, with a spectacular gesture, a gold watch, a gold cigarette case, and several golden sovereigns. Naturally, after witnessing this action, which brought home to me at any rate the shifting values in life and the knowledge that there are times when gold can be a liability instead of an asset”
Frank A. Worsley, Endurance: An Epic of Polar Adventure

“It was certain that a man of such heroic mind and self-sacrificing nature as Shackleton would undertake this most dangerous and difficult task himself. He was, in fact, unable by nature to do otherwise. Being a born leader, he had to lead in the position of lost danger, difficulty and responsibility. I have seen him turn pale, yet force himself into the post of greatest peril. That was his type of courage; he would do the job that he was most afraid of.”
Frank A. Worsley, Shackleton's Boat Journey

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