Ernest Shackleton
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Shackleton's Problem Is Everybody's Problem
Shackleton orders crew to set up patience camp, where they will stay until the ice ahead begins to melt. Supplies are running dangerously low and there is no room for sentimentality. The men salvage what meat they can from their treasured dogs. Three long months pass at patience camp then one day,. the moving ice neath them begins to crack. The realization creates panic amongst the men. By now, in london, speculation is rife. Newspapers suggest that shackleton's expedition, like scott's terranova before it, has ended in tragedy.
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