On Shackleton's Leadership

Able Seaman William Bakewell:

“Very friendly and easy to talk to. As he acted as librarian he would ask me many questions & my opinion of each book. Often while walking on the floe, we would talk to me of the western U.S & Canada.

He explained the different places we tried to get to. As ice & weather conditions caused our not reaching several places, he would tell us why we had to try for another place.”