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Shackleton in the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909

Shackleton in the Antarctic: Being the Story of the British Antarctic Expedition, 1907-1909

by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

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Author
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922
Title
Shackleton in the Antarctic: Being the story of the British Antarctic expedition, 1907-1909
Original Publication
United Kingdom: William Heinemann,1911.
Credits
Tom Cosmas compiled from materials made available at The Internet Archive and placed in the Public Domain.
Language
English
LoC Class
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
Subject
Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 69138
Release Date
October 12, 2022
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.SHACKLETON IN THE ANTARCTIC BEING THE STORY OF THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, 1907-1909 — BY SIR ERNEST SHACKLETON C.V.O.
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.CHAPTER I THE EXPEDITION
  6. 6.CHAPTER II I—SUPPLIES
  7. 7.CHAPTER III THE SHIP, THE HUT AND OTHER NECESSITIES
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV THE STAFF AND THE ROYAL VISIT
  9. 9.CHAPTER V WE LEAVE LYTTELTON
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII THE ATTEMPT TO REACH KING EDWARD VII LAND
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII THE LANDING OF STORES AND EQUIPMENT
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX THE NIMROD LEAVES US
  14. 14.CHAPTER X WINTER QUARTERS AT CAPE ROYDS OUTSIDE
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI WINTER QUARTERS INSIDE
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII SLEDGING EQUIPMENT
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII OUR PONIES AND DOGS
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV MOUNT EREBUS
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV ATTACKING MOUNT EREBUS
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI THE CONQUEST OF MOUNT EREBUS
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII PREPARATIONS FOR THE WINTER MONTHS
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII STILL IN THE HUT
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX PRELIMINARY JOURNEYS
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX ARRANGEMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI THE START TO THE SOUTH POLE
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII ONWARD
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII BEYOND ALL FORMER FOOTSTEPS
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV "THE HIGHWAY TO THE SOUTH"
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV ON THE GREAT GLACIER
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI ON THE PLATEAU TO THE FARTHEST SOUTH
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII FARTHEST SOUTH
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII THE RETURN MARCH
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX STRUGGLING BACK
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXX THE FINAL STAGE
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI NOTES ON THE SOUTHERN JOURNEY
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII THE RETURN OF THE "NIMROD"
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII THE WESTERN PARTY
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NORTHERN PARTY
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV THE NARRATIVE OF PROFESSOR DAVID WE START FOR THE MAGNETIC POLE
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI ACROSS THE ICE BARRIER
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII THE DRYGALSKI GLACIER
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVIII CREVASSES
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXIX UPWARDS AND ONWARDS
  44. 44.CHAPTER XL THE MAGNETIC POLE
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLI RETURNING
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLII OBSTACLES IN OUR COURSE
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLIII SAFE ABOARD
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLIV THE RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLV PENGUINS
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVI THE ADELIES AND THEIR CHICKS
  51. 51.CHAPTER XLVII NOTES

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