Orde-Lees Journal, December 5, 1914 We have been ready to leave South Georgia for the last week but Sir Ernest has been waiting for the...

OTD in 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 sailed from South Georgia and into history. They couldn't know their story of...

"A leader is a dealer in hope." Napoleon

Orde-Lees' commenting on Shackleton as a leader, July 7, 1915 Perhaps the most remarkable thing that may at once be said of him is that,...

Shackleton biographer, James Fisher, met with sailmaker Walter How on Sept. 1, 1955 to discuss How's memories of the Endurance...

In the Introduction of Shackleton's Way (bottom of pg. 3 paperback), we mention the week the crew spent in the lifeboats - a horrific...

"In spite of his own great disappointment and we all know that is disastrous enough, he never appears to be anything but the acme of good...

“He knows what the universe expects of man – courage, endurance, faith – faith in the goodness of existence.” Shackleton's comment on his...

“I do not think there is any doubt that we all owe our lives to his leadership and his power of making a loyal and coherent party out of...

“I always found him rising to his best and inspiring confidence when things were at their blackest.” Frank Hurley, photographer, Endurance

Cultivate a sense of compassion and responsibility for others. You have a bigger impact on the lives of those under you than you can...

Great to see Shackleton on HISTORY again. I think we filmed that in 2002 at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park. The producer said...

Dr. Macklin's Journal September 1st [1916] My 27th birthday. On Wednesday last [yesterday], spend morning digging away the snow from...

A Chilean tugboat built in Scotland in 1906, the Yelcho was an unlikely savior. The ship was completely unsuited to her mission in...

August 31, 1916, Dr. Macklin's Journal SAFE IN SHIP

August 30, 1916, Orde-Lees' Journal Shortly after the last boat had left the shore and was well on its way to the ship, I was seen...

August 30, 1916, Frank Hurley's Journal Day of Wonders ... I called Marston's attention to a curious piece of ice on the horizon which...

August 29, 1916, Orde-Lees' Journal A fine sunrise, clear and cold, gave promise of a fine day hopes of which were later on fulfilled. In...

Me too. That got me thinking about how the guys on Elephant Island were coping with uncertainty while waiting for Shackleton to return...

Until I saw this photograph at the Scott Polar Institute in the early 1990s, it had never crossed my mind that Shackleton and his team...