After seven days in the boats, they landed on Elephant Island. Throughout their horrific ordeal, Shackleton had exhibited his usual...

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

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...

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

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...

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

Image: Hurley and Shackleton at Ocean Camp Editor's Note: In this journal entry from Frank Hurley's journal, we catch a glimpse of what...

Shackleton aboard Quest Scrolling through photographer Frank Hurley's journal, this entry caught my eye... March 21, 1916 (For new hat...

As the days darken earlier in the northern hemisphere, we can relate to Shackleton's words in South and marvel at the extraordinary...

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NOTE: An unidentified person who knew Shackleton early in his career characterized the Boss as a "Viking with a mother's heart." In this...

Orde-Lees' Journal, November 24, 1915 Day by day goes by much the same as one another. We work; we talk; we laugh; we eat. Ah, we eat;...

Worsley's Journal, November 23, 1915 The blasting of our Leader’s hopes and plans – at all events for this year – must be bitterly hard...

Orde-Lees' Journal - 22 November, 1915 Temperature minimum +18. Colder & a welcome change from the prolonged thaw. A moderate southerly...

Orde-Lees' Journal - November 21, 1915: "This evening as we were mostly taking it easy & reading we heard Sir Ernest call out, "She's...

Macklin's Journal - November 20, 1915 ... Tonight Hussey has been playing his banjo, and I sat in his tent a while enjoying the music. I...

Macklin's Journal - November 15, 1916 Today Sir E. read out a list of the duties of every individual in the party in case of an...