This entry from Orde-Lees Journal provides a picture of what the Endurance crew was doing to keep themselves productively busy during the...

A little traveling - picked up the inevitable bug - did my taxes. Let's get back to work! Today is National Anthem Day. Signed into law...

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“Any and every duty is undertaken cheerfully and willingly and no complaint or whining is ever heard no matter what hardships or...

Shackleton In the opinion of Shackleton's team, he was "the greatest leader who ever came on God's earth, bar none." Photographer Frank...

Photographer Frank Hurley and Shackleton at Ocean Camp Imagine being trapped on a melting ice floe with limited food supplies, no chance...

Shackleton had lots of challenges to deal with among his team. Photographer Frank Hurley was a prima donna. Hurley was loud and...

“We could see our base, maddening, tantalizing. Shackleton at this time showed one of his sparks of real greatness . He did not rage at...

"Example is not the main thing in leading others. It is the only thing." Albert Schweitzer, Humanitarian #LeadingByExample

Wreckage of Endurance How would Shackleton deal with the horrific tragedy unfolding in Los Angeles? Lead By Example: Many years after...

King of Rock 'n Roll - the one and only Elvis Presley - born 89 years ago on January 8, 1935. A poor kid from nowhere, he shrugged off...

"The prices paid for the ordinary lots averaged from fifty to seventy-five dollars per acre. Capitol Hill was expected to bring the...

Alexander Macklin's Journal - January 6, 1916 Today the surface has been so wet that most of us have spent the time indoors. Personally I...

Mariner's 1850 Bible Stranded on an ice-floe, with no hope of rescue Shackleton and his crew had no idea how valuable their example would...

Orde-Lees' Journal New Year's Day 1915 New Year's Day at last, exactly one year has elapsed since I first applied to Sir Ernest for a...

The unlikely story behind The Founding of Washington, D.C. began in 1783 when a group of armed soldiers from Lancaster, PA marched to...

This is an interesting example of how Shackleton modeled the attitude and behavior he wanted his crew to assume: Orde-Lees' Journal,...

This week marks 24 years since the publication of Shackleton's Way and it's gratifying to see it ranked #3 in Best Selling Antarctica...

Old South Meeting House On December 16, 1773, an estimated 7,000 people crowded into Boston's Old South Meeting House and the surrounding...