Survivor

Item sets: The Sphex Club Papers; Jones Memorial Library Manuscripts Collection

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Identifier: JML.MS1133-0365
Barcode: JML.MS1133-0365
Title: Survivor
Description: Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. This paper discusses Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic expedition, highlighting his recruitment, planning, and leadership. The main focus is on the crew's survival after their ship, the Endurance, was trapped and crushed by ice. The paper details Shackleton's leadership in securing the men's safety through extreme conditions and his heroic 800-mile journey to South Georgia for rescue.
Date: 4 April 2002
Creator: Sorenson, Eric J.
topic: SPHEX Club - lectures; Sorenson, Eric J.; Antarctica -- exploration; Exploration -- polar
Digital Format: pdf
Language: English
Publisher: George M. Jones Library Association
Repository: George M. Jones Library Association
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/; George M. Jones Library Association
Rights Holder: Sorenson, Eric J.; George M. Jones Library Association