With Shackleton and Mawson: The Antarctic Diaries of Frank Wild

by Beau Riffenburgh, Angie Butler

Frank Wild is a name well known to anyone interested in the history of Polar exploration. He was one of only two men - along with Ernest Joyce - to earn the Polar Medal with four clasps. He was also the only man to serve in the Antarctic under the British Empire's three greats - Scott, Shackleton and Mawson.

This book, however, is not a biography, but rather a chance to view Wild's role and accomplishments from his own writings - primarily his diary kept during the Southern Journey of Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition, his sledging diary from Mawson's Expedition, and his report to Mawson about the operations of the Australasian Antarctic Expeditions' Western Base, which he commanded in 1912-13. These have been quoted in other works but have never been published before in their entirety.

253 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2022

About the author

Beau Riffenburgh is an author and historian specializing in polar exploration. Under the pseudonym Simon Beaufort, Beau has also co-authored 10 novels with his wife, medieval mystery writer Susanna Gregory. Eight of these are about the Crusader knight Geoffrey Mappestone, but the most recent is a modern police procedural, The Murder House (2013). All told, he has written, edited, or contributed to more than 60 books.He is also an American Football coach and author of books on football history.