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    Shackleton: the inspiration for Mawson's Antarctic Expedition
    Shackleton: the inspiration for Mawson's Antarctic Expedition
    Shackleton: the inspiration for Mawson's Antarctic Expedition
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    Shackleton: the inspiration for Mawson's Antarctic Expedition

    By Anna Lucas

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    Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) was a key player in the Heroic Era of Antarctic exploration. An Irish-born merchant seaman, entrepreneur, lover of poetry and a born leader, he inspired the men who travelled with him on British expeditions to Antarctica. Douglas Mawson, then a young lecturer in geology from South Australia, was so inspired that he organised his own expedition, but with a greater scientific focus, to the southernmost continent. This carefully-researched essay explores Shackleton's role in launching Mawson's first expedition to an unknown and treacherous region of Antarctica in 1911. His experience and list of contacts were invaluable to the novice, and Shackleton was generous with his advice. Shackleton continues to inspire a broad spectrum of humanity: from those who live every moment of his exploration through his published books or through the interpretations of film-makers and historians, to those Antarctic adventurers who continue to push all the boundaries to the extreme limits of physical, mental and emotional endurance, as he did.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnna Lucas
    Release dateMar 23, 2014
    ISBN9781310014178
    Shackleton: the inspiration for Mawson's Antarctic Expedition
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    Anna Lucas

    As a researcher with an interest in the history of Antarctic science, the author developed a greater interest in the personalities who contributed so much to that history. She worked with researchers monitoring Eudyptula minor (the Little Blue Penguin), in postgraduate research administration, and as co-editor of marine publications. Inspired by a trip to Antarctica, her writing has more recently focused on its exploration and what inspired and motivated explorers. Her publications include magazine and journal articles, book reviews, essays and eBooks. She continues to be immersed in Antarctic subjects.

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      Shackleton - Anna Lucas

      Shackleton

      The Inspiration for Mawson's Antarctic Expedition

      1911-1914

      Anna Lucas

      Copyright 2014 Anna Lucas

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      First published in UK 2012 by James Caird Society as Launching Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914: Shackleton's role explored. James Caird Society Journal 6: 21-27. © Anna Lucas 2012.

      Author: Lucas, Anna

      Shackleton: the inspiration for Mawson's Antarctic Expedition 1911-1914

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      Cover photography ©Anna Lucas

      Cover illustration: pen and ink drawing of Sir Ernest Shackleton by Igor Lukyanov.

      ©Igor Lukyanov; drawing reproduced with kind permission of Buffalo Jackson Trading Co.

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      All care has been taken in the preparation of this work. All references and weblinks given in this eBook were current at the time of publication, but may be subject to change.

      Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) was a key player in the Heroic Era of Antarctic exploration. An Irish-born merchant seaman, entrepreneur, lover of poetry and a born leader, he inspired the men who travelled with him on British expeditions to Antarctica. Douglas Mawson, then a young lecturer in geology from South Australia, was so inspired that he organised his own expedition to the southernmost continent, but with a greater scientific focus.

      This carefully-researched essay explores Shackleton's role in launching Mawson's first expedition to an unknown and treacherous region of Antarctica.

      Shackleton continues to inspire

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