The Shackleton Letters

Author : Regina W. Daly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781852971014
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shackleton Letters written by Regina W. Daly and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1907 Ernest Shackleton set sail in the Nimrod to further explore the Antarctic. Here is the story of the expedition together with 165 letters and telegrams between, Shackleton, Captain Scott, the Royal Geographical Society and many others exploring the background of the expedition, the various journeys on ice and the reception they received on their return to England. Also included are Shackleton's intimate letters to his wife, Emily, and to Elspeth Beardmore.

Author : Regina W. Daly
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781852971045
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shackleton Letters written by Regina W. Daly and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernest Shackleton was obsessed by the Antarctic. He had written to his sister saying 'You can't think what it is like to walk over places where no man has walked before.' He was disappointed at his showing during Scott's Discovery Expedition-he had collapsed and spent much of the time as a passenger - and possibly felt that Scott had to a degree blamed him for the ultimate failure of the expedition.He wanted to be first to the South Pole, partly for the glory but also because he felt he had to redeem himself after Scott sent him back on the relief ship in 1903, because of his "ill health". Raising the money for another expedition was fraught with difficulties but in 1907 he finally set sail, aboard the Nimrod. Here, gathered together for the first time, are 156 letters and telegrams exploring the inner thoughts of an heroic man with far-reaching dreams. His emotions are revealed through personal correspondence with Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson, Sir Clements Markham and many others. They give an insight not only into the mind and character of this great explorer but into the internal politics of the time. The author details the history leading up to the expedition, through the trials of the year on the ice and the various journeys and then the return to England and the reception they received from the public, the press and such as the Royal Geographic Society. Correspondence covering the dismissal of Captain England, Shackleton's 'bequests' in the event of his non-return from his attempt to reach the Pole and his worries about the financial situation are included and the last section of the book reproduces Shackleton's intimate letters to his wife, Emily, and to Elspeth Beardmore, for whom he had a deep affection.

Author : Emma Carroll
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571327591
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Letters from the Lighthouse written by Emma Carroll and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the queen of historical fiction, Letters From the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll is a stunningly evocative wartime drama, and sure to keep you breathlessly reading to its very last page.We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar.February, 1941. After months of bombing raids in London, twelve-year-old Olive Bradshaw and her little brother Cliff are evacuated to the Devon coast. The only person with two spare beds is Mr Ephraim, the local lighthouse keeper. But he's not used to company and he certainly doesn't want any evacuees. Desperate to be helpful, Olive becomes his post-girl, carrying secret messages (as she likes to think of the letters) to the villagers. But Olive has a secret of her own. Her older sister Sukie went missing in an air raid, and she's desperate to discover what happened to her. And then she finds a strange coded note which seems to link Sukie to Devon, and to something dark and impossibly dangerous.'A gripping adventure.' Guardian'A triumph.' The Bookseller'Carroll sews together accessible history with a cracking plot and a character to love in the strong, principled Olive.' The Times, Children's Book of the WeekWhat readers are saying:'I recommend that you buy this book now!!' Hugo, age 11'Buy this book because it has lots of action, mystery and tragedy.' Joshua, age 10'An amazing book.' Skye, age 9'This is the book for you. It has secret, mystery and suspense, how could you not like this?' Roman, age 11'It will be the most incredible book you've ever read.' Ananya, age 9

Author : Margot Morrell
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101200294
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shackleton's Way written by Margot Morrell and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001-01-08 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lead your business to survival and success by following the example of legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton Sir Ernest Shackleton has been called "the greatest leader that ever came on God's earth, bar none" for saving the lives of the twenty-seven men stranded with him in the Antarctic for almost two years. Because of his courageous actions, he remains to this day a model for great leadership and masterful crisis management. Now, through anecdotes, the diaries of the men in his crew, and Shackleton's own writing, Shackleton's leadership style and time-honored principles are translated for the modern business world. Written by two veteran business observers and illustrated with ship photographer Frank Hurley's masterpieces and other rarely seen photos, this practical book helps today's leaders follow Shackleton's triumphant example. "An important addition to any leader's library." -Seattle Times

Author : Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781017787634
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Heart Of The Antarctic written by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Mary LEADBEATER
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Memoirs and Letters of R. and E. Shackleton ... Compiled by ... M. Leadbeater, including a concise biographical sketch, and some letters of her grandfather Abraham Shackleton written by Mary LEADBEATER and published by . This book was released on 1823 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.1G/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cicero, select letters written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 636 pages
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Download or read book The Letters to his friends written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ernest Shackleton
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789506344
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South! written by Ernest Shackleton and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man." In 1914, Ernest Shackleton set out on an 1,800-mile trek across Antarctica. During the three-year expedition, his team overcame shipwreck, treacherous glaciers, and a bitterly hostile climate. They faced the elements on this icy continent with extraordinary determination, resourcefulness, and courage. This account by one of Britain's greatest explorers is at once thrilling, harrowing, and inspiring.

Author : Sir Ernest Shackleton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780140296204
Total Pages : 411 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In the Heart of the Antarctic written by Sir Ernest Shackleton and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frustrated by his experiences on an expedition led by Captain Robert Scott, explorer Ernest Shackleton, in 1907, launched his own attempt to reach the South Pole. At the mercy of a hostile continent it was to become the most extreme test of endurance imaginable. This is his thrilling account of that expedition.