Polar Castaways: The Ross Sea Party Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17
by McElrea, Richard & Harrowfield, David

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Polar Castaways: The Ross Sea Party Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17: When Sir Ernest Shackleton's dreams of crossing Antarctica foundered with his expedition 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.

This book tells that story. The task of the Ross Sea component of the expedition was to lay the all-important depots in support of the traverse party to be led by Shackleton.

The party was dogged from the outset by lack of finance and inadequate preparation, and matters were severely compounded when, in May 1915, their ship Aurora was carried away from its winter moorings.

This left ten men stranded and without proper equipment and supplies. At great personal hardship and cost, they laid the depots across the Ross Ice Shelf to Mt Hope. Three men were to die during this courageous and perilous endeavor.

Aurora, refitted in New Zealand, eventually sailed south amidst considerable controversy, to rescue the seven survivors.

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ISBN-10:	0773528253
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780773528253
Author:	McElrea, Richard & Harrowfield, David
Publisher:	McGill Queens University Press Montreal, Quebec
Publication Date:	10/2004
Pages:	320 pages
Size/Dimensions:	1.0 x 6.0 x 9.0 inches
Binding:	Hardcover

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Polar Castaways: The Ross Sea Party Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17by McElrea, Richard & Harrowfield, David

Polar Castaways: The Ross Sea Party Of Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1914-17
by McElrea, Richard & Harrowfield, David