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Ernest Shackleton

Born

in Kilkea, Ireland

February 15, 1874

Died

January 05, 1922

Genre

Nonfiction, Outdoors & Nature, Biographies & Memoirs

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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE was an Anglo-Irish merchant naval officer who made his reputation as an explorer during what is known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, a period of discovery characterised by journeys of geographical and scientific exploration in a largely unknown continent, without any of the benefits of modern travel methods or radio communication.

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Average rating: 4.22 · 9,427 ratings · 556 reviews · 45 distinct works • Similar authors

	South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 by Ernest Shackleton, Peter King (Editor) , Frank Hurley (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 7,893 ratings — published 1919 — 231 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of the Antarctic: The Farthest South Expedition 1907-1909 4.30 avg rating — 415 ratings — published 1909 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from the Antarctic 4.13 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 1919 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shackleton: His Antarctic Writings by Ernest Shackleton, Christopher Ralling 4.27 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart Of The Antarctic And 'South' 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South: Shackleton's Endurance Expedition 4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION ANTHOLOGY: The Personal Accounts of the Great Antarctic Explorers by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott , Roald Amundsen 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aurora Australis by Ernest Shackleton, Mary P. Goodwin (Introduction) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1908 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	South (Illustrated): The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of the Antarctic Vol 1 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Ernest Shackleton

“Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.”
― Ernest Shackleton

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“Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.”
― Ernest Shackleton

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“We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man.”
― Ernest Shackleton, Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

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