polar exploration
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Polar Exploration Books: Ernest Shackleton and Valerian Albanov
Taking a look at my small collection of polar exploration classics, mostly focused on Shackleton’s expeditions. Filming this, I realized I really need to read Amundsen and Nansen and then do a sequel. Related:Listen to Shackleton talk about his first trip to Antarctica and climbing Mt. Erebus: https://youtu.be/OUTHZ_9tacM?t=56South by Ernest Shackleton – Book review: https://classicsconsidered.com/2012/0… Continue reading
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