The ross sea party science was done however, under conditions not normally conducive for such field. Their vessel, the aurora, arrived in antarctica in january 1915 and a shore party. When shackleton published his book south shackleton 1919 on the expedition, compiled with new. The harrowing saga of shackletons ross sea party by kelly tylerlewis. R w richards personal account of ross sea party of imperial transantarctic expedition, 191417. The main or weddell sea party, which was meant to make the antarctic crossing. Pdf planning the rescue of shackletons ross sea party.
The ship lay about 40 metres off shore and was secured from the stern by a. Richards and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the midst of eternal snows in a waste and barren land. The ross sea party was a component of sir ernest shackletons imperial transantarctic expedition 191417. The ross sea party was a component of sir ernest shackleton s imperial transantarctic expedition 191417. Richards scott polar research institute cambridge wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. His book, a personal journal, was first published by the scott polar institute in 1 962, more than 40 years after richards and his teammates were marooned in the antarctic for two years. In his first book, with the aurora in the antarctic 1919. Rare antarctic books from the library of richard reaney by. A second ship the aurora would take a party to the ross sea to lay depots out along. The account is the personal story of the author, who was a member of the ross sea shore party of the shackletons imperial transantarctic expedition 191417. Scott polar research institute, 1962 antarctica 44 pages. Andrew keith jack a physicist, richard walter richards a physics teacher from bendigo, and irvine.
Richards scott polar research institute cambridge wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further. Accompanying it is a slim volume called the ross sea shore party, 191417, which is richards own record of the expedition of 191417. The lost men and millions of other books are available for instant access. The harrowing saga of shackletons ross sea party kelly. The book gives you an extra mile talking not only about the ross sea party but also. Its task was to lay a series of supply depots across the great ice barrier from the ross sea to the beardmore glacier, along the polar route established by earlier antarctic expeditions. Scott polar research institute special publication number 2 by r. Scott polar research institute, cambridge explore the expeditions. Three victorians were selected for the tenman shore party. Attempts to contact the shore party by wireless failed. The harrowing story of shackletons ross sea party new edition by tylerlewis, kelly isbn. The ross sea party 191417 of sir ernest shackleton. Endurance expedition parties nzhistory, new zealand history online.
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