Ernest <strong>Shackleton</strong>, a comtemporary of Scott, sailed on the Discovery expedition of 1900, and mounted three expeditions of his own. A social adve... » 

Ernest Shackleton, a comtemporary of Scott, sailed on the Discovery expedition of 1900, and mounted three expeditions of his own. A social adventurer, it was the pursuit of wealth, fame and power that attracted him more than snow and ice. This book won the Nelson Hurst and Marsh Biography Award. «