The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
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 Shackl...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:509699 2023-05-15T13:49:32+02:00 The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Dudeney, J.R. Sheail, J. Walton, D.W.H. 2016-07 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509699/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509699/1/Shackleton%20paper%20final.doc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247414000631 en eng Cambridge University Press https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/509699/1/Shackleton%20paper%20final.doc Dudeney, J.R.; Sheail, J.; Walton, D.W.H. orcid:0000-0002-7103-4043 . 2016 The British Government, Ernest Shackleton, and the rescue of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Polar Record, 52 (4). 380-392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247414000631 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247414000631> History of Science Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0032247414000631 2023-02-04T19:41:01Z 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 Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive 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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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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