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Reddit mentions of Endurance: Shackletons Incredible Voyage
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We found 3 Reddit mentions of Endurance: Shackletons Incredible Voyage. Here are the top ones.
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Wanderer by Sterling Hayden
Simple Courage
Endurance
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
Robinson Crusoe
Treasure Island
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I've included titles that aren't strictly about ship wrecks, but also pirates, and adventure on the high seas. 'Wanderer' is the best title to start with in terms of TRP. The guy faces divorce rape and decides to take his kids on his schooner and nope the fuck out of the country on an epic sea voyage.
Endurance is perhaps the greatest true story of survival. An amazing tale of a captain that held frame and brought all his men home alive, against amazing odds.
Treasure Island is great fun, and if you have a son, read that to him. Should become his favorite.
If you are lucky enough to meet real sailors, guys who sail their own sloops around the world and live to tell about it, you will never forget the stories they tell you.
> On the afternoon of Friday 14th January 1916 the dog teams of Wild, Marston, Crean and McIlroy were shot, a total at that time of 30 dogs. On the afternoon of the following Sunday 16th January 1916, wild shot Hurley’s team. This left just Macklin’s team and a team look after by Greenstreet.
>Hurley wrote:
>“ The poor creatures have been on scant rations for some time. A casual observer might think the explorer a frozen hearted individual, especially if he noticed the mouths watering when tears ought to be expected. Hunger brings us all to the level of other species and our saying, “ Sledge dogs are born for work, and bred for food”, is but the rationale of experience.”
>On Thursday 30th March 1916 the remaining dogs were shot, and a number skinned and eaten. John Vincent in a press interview in London on 3rd August 1916 is quoted as saying “ I ate two of the dog steaks, they tasted just fine!
From Endurance Obituaries: the Dogs
Read Endurance by Alfred Lansing for the full story. I read it years ago and it's a fantastic account of the expedition.
Endurance: Shackelton's Incredible Voyage?