The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
ABSTRACT The remarkable rescue of Shackleton's men from Elephant Island, after the sinking of Endurance , and from Ross Island, has been recounted many times by both participants and historians. There has been little critical examination of the part played by governments, nor assessment of some...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247414000631 2024-03-03T08:37:20+00:00 The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Dudeney, J.R. Sheail, J. Walton, D.W.H. 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247414000631 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247414000631 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 52, issue 4, page 380-392 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 2014 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247414000631 2024-02-08T08:32:51Z ABSTRACT The remarkable rescue of Shackleton's men from Elephant Island, after the sinking of Endurance , and from Ross Island, has been recounted many times by both participants and historians. There has been little critical examination of the part played by governments, nor assessment of some of Shackleton's own actions. In this paper we explore more fully from official British archival sources the extent to which the British Government was prepared to underwrite the rescue efforts; the importance of the plea made by Emily Shackleton directly to the Prime Minister; the role and actions of the Relief Advisory Committee (especially in respect of limiting Shackleton's actions); the significance of the media rights to the debt-laden expedition, and how such preoccupation could have influenced Shackleton's endeavour to rescue his marooned parties. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Elephant Island Polar Record Ross Island Cambridge University Press Antarctic Shackleton Ross Island Elephant Island ENVELOPE(-55.184,-55.184,-61.085,-61.085) Endeavour ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-76.550,-76.550) Polar Record 52 4 380 392 |
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ABSTRACT The remarkable rescue of Shackleton's men from Elephant Island, after the sinking of Endurance , and from Ross Island, has been recounted many times by both participants and historians. There has been little critical examination of the part played by governments, nor assessment of some of Shackleton's own actions. In this paper we explore more fully from official British archival sources the extent to which the British Government was prepared to underwrite the rescue efforts; the importance of the plea made by Emily Shackleton directly to the Prime Minister; the role and actions of the Relief Advisory Committee (especially in respect of limiting Shackleton's actions); the significance of the media rights to the debt-laden expedition, and how such preoccupation could have influenced Shackleton's endeavour to rescue his marooned parties. |
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The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition |
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The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition |
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The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition |
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The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition |
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