tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38913891.post117634490272893704..comments2023-04-11T03:26:34.133-07:00Comments on Northwest Passages: Recommended (Arctic) reading: Part OneBarbara Rodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00168372504068864948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38913891.post-88851495510818512702007-04-19T17:33:00.000-07:002007-04-19T17:33:00.000-07:00Hi George,Thanks for the comments. I agree that Sh...Hi George,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. I agree that Shackleton's story is perhaps the most incredible tale of Arctic or Antarctic voyages; it was as much a disaster as many others (the Franklin, Hall, Kane, and Greeley expeditions in the north, the Mawson and Scott expeditions in the south), but what makes it so amazing is that Shackleton got everyone out alive, through sheer force of will if nothing else. One gets the feeling, reading about Shackleton, that there was simply no way on God's earth he was going to lose anyone, no matter what it took; if there had been someone like Shackleton on the other expeditions then one gets the feeling they wouldn't have ended so tragically.Barbara Rodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168372504068864948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38913891.post-8342974408733097312007-04-19T11:32:00.000-07:002007-04-19T11:32:00.000-07:00About to dive into The Terror. The Arctic and Anta...About to dive into The Terror. The Arctic and Antarctic have always been great places for terror to evolve.<BR/><BR/>As to real life, Shackleton's story is probably the most insanely incredible. <BR/><BR/>Scott's journal is pretty revealing, although it took me longer to get through it than he spent on his journey.<BR/><BR/>A nice eclectic blog. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>George Clevelandgmclevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331286641341910136noreply@blogger.com