Shackleton's Forgotten Men The Untold Tragedy of the Endurance Epic

by Bickel, Lennard; Shackleton, Rt. Hon. Lord

• ISBN13: 9781560253068
• ISBN10: 1560253061
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-03-14
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

This is a dramatic true story of Antarctic tragedy and survival among the heroic group that was to lay supplies across the Great Ross Ice Shelf in preparation for the Endurance expedition. Launched by Shackleton (and led by Captain Aenaes Mackintosh), this courageous crew completed the longest sledge journey in polar history (199 days) and endured near-unimaginable deprivation. They accomplished most of their mission, laying the way for those who never came. All suffered; some died. Now Australian writer Lennard Bickel honors these forgotten heroes. Largely drawn from the author's interviews with surviving team member Dick Richards, this retelling underscores the capacity of ordinary men for endurance and noble action.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Rt. Hon. Lord Shackleton
Author's Note and Acknowledgements	ix
The Setting	1	(19)
Passage to the Southland	20	(22)
The First Sledge Journey	42	(24)
Marooned	66	(24)
Battle to the Bluff	90	(24)
``The Dogs are Trojans''	114	(22)
``Death Stalks Us from Behind''	136	(16)
Coffin in the Ice	152	(22)
The Bamboo Cross	174	(18)
Footprints of Folly	192	(24)
The Coming of Shackleton	216	(18)
Aftermath	234	(4)
An Assessment: The Crossing of the Antarctic Continent	238