Orde-Lees' Journal, October 10, 1915 "I was out sledging with Tom Crean today. ... Tom Crean is a fine character one of the most reliable...

Photographer Frank Hurley's Journal, October 9,1915 Sweethearts and wives* toasted with music and song. One member places ice on Sir...

"When the ship broke up, Shackleton met the crisis with complete composure ... [that] gives you some idea of [his] greatness.

Reginald James, physicist on Endurance wrote in the 1950s... "I remember the chaos that reigned on board the ship in the harbour at...

Leading through tough times...

"We all owe our lives to his leadership"

Shackleton, Wild, in the front on the left, and Endurance crew after abandoning ship. Captain Frank Worsley, Journal Entry - November 7,...

"What had happened had happened. ... he looked to the future."

As a Boomer, it was amazing last night to watch the younger generation struggle to come up with an example of a crushing moment in an...

Shackleton aboard Quest , 1921, “…He led mentally and physically and gave a sense to the individual that he, the individual, was a most...

Reagan used to say, "You can have open borders or you can have a welfare state but you can't have both." Starting from nowhere, Reagan...

My great, great grandfather's Bible that he had with him while serving in the navy during America's Civil War. As you may recall, when...

April 12, 1916 - Orde-Lees' Journal - excerpt As we and the day advanced, the weather deteriorated but the sun's disc was sufficiently...

April 10, 1916 - Orde-Lees' Journal - excerpts In this journal entry, Lees comments on a rare moment of pessimism from Frank Wild about...

April 9, 1916 - Orde-Lees' Journal Less swell, but any amount of open water all around us. Sir Ernest spent much time in cogitation and...

Note the "water sky" in this image. The darker sky indicate open water, The white sky indicates ice floes. April 8, 1916 - Orde-Lees'...

New photo-essay posted under Celebrating America on the Life Lessons page. Hope you enjoy it!

The Boat Journey Alexander Macklin's Journal April 11, 1916 ... Sir E. led the way in the James Caird and showed great skill in getting...

In late March 1916, Shackleton's ice-floe was approaching open water. In the photo above, which I took in 2000 in the same general area,...

According to Lees in this journal entry, Shackleton calculates that they will need their provisions to last for six months which, in...