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Ernest Shackleton

Born

in Kilkea, Ireland

February 15, 1874

Died

January 05, 1922

Genre

Polar Exploration, Outdoors & Nature, Biographies & Memoirs

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Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (1874-1922) 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: 4.21 · 12,445 ratings · 886 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors

	South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 by Ernest Shackleton, Frank Hurley (Illustrator), Peter King (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 11,225 ratings — published 1919 — 445 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 4.34 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 1909 — 116 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 4.19 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 1919 — 5 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 / South 4.20 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2007 — 3 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 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1983 — 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
	Aurora Australis by Ernest Shackleton, Mary P. Goodwin (Introduction) 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1908 — 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
	The Antarctic Exploration Anthology: The Personal Accounts of the Great Antarctic Explorers by Ernest Shackleton, Robert Falcon Scott, Roald Amundsen 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013	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 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1909 — 45 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 Vol 2 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1909 — 54 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: The Enduring Eye by Ernest Shackleton, Geographical Magazine (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 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

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