Shackleton's Forgotten Argonauts (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
When Ernest Shackleton's name is invoked, history remembers the man at the centre of the storm — but Shackleton's Forgotten Argonauts by Lennard Bickel turns the spotlight onto the unsung heroes who stood in the shadows of one of the most audacious polar expeditions ever mounted. Set against the brutal, ice-locked landscape of Antarctica, this gripping narrative chronicles the harrowing ordeal of the Ross Sea Party, the support team of Shackleton's 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, who were stranded without adequate supplies and faced death at every turn, their sacrifices largely erased from the pages of popular history. Bickel, a seasoned Australian journalist and author celebrated for his meticulous research and vivid prose, reconstructs these men's extraordinary courage with the authority of a historian and the pace of a thriller writer. Drawing on diaries, letters, and first-hand accounts, he argues compellingly that these forgotten men — who man-hauled supply depots across the Ross Ice Shelf not knowing if Shackleton would ever arrive — demonstrated a brand of selfless heroism that rivals any celebrated in the annals of polar exploration. For anyone who believes they know the full story of Shackleton's legendary expedition, this book delivers a startling and deeply moving corrective.
Author: Lennard Bickel
Format: Hardback
Published: 1982, Macmillan (M)
Genre: Travel & exploration
Edition: First Ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
When Ernest Shackleton's name is invoked, history remembers the man at the centre of the storm — but Shackleton's Forgotten Argonauts by Lennard Bickel turns the spotlight onto the unsung heroes who stood in the shadows of one of the most audacious polar expeditions ever mounted. Set against the brutal, ice-locked landscape of Antarctica, this gripping narrative chronicles the harrowing ordeal of the Ross Sea Party, the support team of Shackleton's 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, who were stranded without adequate supplies and faced death at every turn, their sacrifices largely erased from the pages of popular history. Bickel, a seasoned Australian journalist and author celebrated for his meticulous research and vivid prose, reconstructs these men's extraordinary courage with the authority of a historian and the pace of a thriller writer. Drawing on diaries, letters, and first-hand accounts, he argues compellingly that these forgotten men — who man-hauled supply depots across the Ross Ice Shelf not knowing if Shackleton would ever arrive — demonstrated a brand of selfless heroism that rivals any celebrated in the annals of polar exploration. For anyone who believes they know the full story of Shackleton's legendary expedition, this book delivers a startling and deeply moving corrective.