by Wilson Mcorist

ISBN: 9781785904868

Published: 2019-06-13

Thefigure of Sir Ernest Shackleton, inflated by time and celebrity, has come topersonify the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. Whilst the story of hisill-fated 1914-18 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition and his crew's narrowescape from death is legendary, less well known, and told here in its entiretyfor the first time, is the staggering tale of the men who worked inShackleton's shadow -- the six members of the Mount Hope Party who risked theirlives to ensure the safety of his. Sentto the opposite side of the polar continent to lay life-saving food depots forhis journey across the Great Ice Barrier, theirs was a vital mission: withoutit, Shackleton was destined for failure. Stitchingtogether the previously unpublished diary accounts of these unsung heroes,Wilson McOrist traces the magnificent highs and extraordinary lows of the MountHope Party in intimate, often excruciating detail. Their words paint ashiver-inducing picture of the everyday hardships and insurmountable...