Polar Castaways : The Ross Sea Party of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17.
Title:
Polar Castaways : The Ross Sea Party of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17.
Author:
McElrea, Richard.
ISBN:
9780773572454
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (360 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. An expedition to cross Antarctica -- 2. The Ionic contingent: Australian preparations -- 3. 'God-speed and a safe return . . .' -- 4. Voyage to the ice -- 5. Laying the Bluff depot -- 6. Farthest south - 1915 -- 7. Support parties - autumn 1915 -- 8. 'The dead dog trail' -- 9. Sanctuary reached -- 10. 'A glimpse of hell' -- 11. Crossing to Cape Evans -- 12. Aurora under siege -- 13. 'A new heaven and a new earth' -- 14. Journey to Mt Hope -- 15. Aurora breaks free -- 16. Return from Mt Hope -- 17. Death of the Padre -- 18. Deaths of Mackintosh and Hayward -- 19. Apparent treachery -- 20. Dismissal of Stenhouse -- 21. 'Marooned on a desert island' -- 22. 'Like wild men' -- 23. Inquiry -- 24. Fêted, honoured and forgotten -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.
Abstract:
When Sir Ernest Shackleton's dreams of crossing Antarctica foundered with his ship "Endurance" in the ice of the Weddell Sea in October 1915, he could only wonder what had become of his support party on the other side of the continent. After almost ninety years "Polar Castaways" finally tells that story, filling one of the major gaps in the history of the "heroic era' of polar exploration.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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