As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was.
year: 2013
call number/section: 920
subjects: shackleton, ernest henry, sir, 1874-1922, explorers, great britain, biography, juvenile nonfiction / biography & autobiography / historical, juvenile nonfiction / history / exploration & discovery, juvenile nonfiction / science & nature / discoveries, antarctica, exploration