By Beau Riffenburgh

The Polar Museum at SPRI has published a booklet to coincide with the centenary Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on 21 May to commemorates the courage and endurance of Sir Ernest Shackleton CVO and his men. 'By Endurance We Conquer: Shackleton and his Men' is written by Dr Beau Riffenburgh with iconic images by Frank Hurley. The book contains an eight page essay on 'The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition' and the reader is taken on the journey via twenty images and an informative map. Hurley’s poignant images include crew life, the entrapment of the Endurance in the pack ice of the Weddell Sea, the journey to Elephant Island, the launch of the James Caird on its voyage to South Georgia, and the party rescued by the Chilean Navy vessel, the Yelcho. The book is available from the Polar Museum shop priced at £8.

Published: 2016 by Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge, England

Price: 8  (VAT not chargeable)

Availability: In stock