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Name: Shackleton

Author: Roland Huntford
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9780786705443
0786705442

An amazing book on the amazing life of one of the great polar explorers. It appears that his fame has become more to the forefront in the past few years since one usually heard about Byrd and Scott but not Shackleton.Polar exploration is often surrounded by more myth than fact and the author rights that wrong by showing us the true but enigmatic man, his faults, his failures, and his strengths. The man was intrepid. He was full of braggadocio and brashness which often did not endear him to many people and he was constantly in debt. But he was a charismatic leader of men and his expeditions were full of peril, tragedy, and heroism. This is a long book but it holds the attention throughout. Recommended.