Shackleton's Heroes

"A gripping tale with the most tragic of endings . . . The diaries of the Mount Hope Party are an Antarctic literary treasure." —Sir Ranulph Fiennes

"Wilson McOrist documents the incredible journey of a group who established vital food depots on the Great Ice Barrier Reef for Sir Ernest Shackleton ill-fated 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition." —The Sunday Times

"What a story. . . . McOrist’s efforts to give each a voice after a century of silence has paid off with a gripping read." —All About History Magazine

"The story of the almost unbelievable trek by six men of Shackleton’s support party who laid food and fuel depots across 360 miles of Antarctica[,] . . . who in the face of adversity and incredible odds, set out to achieve their goal. For the first time, the achievement of these six men is told through their actual diaries. One can feel very close to each of them. The words of these young men convey hardship and suffering, along with times of sadness and perhaps contentment." —The Irish Times

"The mixture of narrative and diary entries gives an authentic flavour of the men's everyday hardships . . . An excellent addition to the Shackleton literature, reminding us that he was far from alone in his endeavours." —The Good Book Guide

"A fascinating account." —The Canberra Times

"A gripping tale with the most tragic of endings . . . The diaries of the Mount Hope Party are an Antarctic literary treasure." —Sir Ranulph Fiennes

"Wilson McOrist documents the incredible journey of a group who established vital food depots on the Great Ice Barrier Reef for Sir Ernest Shackleton ill-fated 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition." —The Sunday Times

"What a story. . . . McOrist’s efforts to give each a voice after a century of silence has paid off with a gripping read." —All About History Magazine

"The story of the almost unbelievable trek by six men of Shackleton’s support party who laid food and fuel depots across 360 miles of Antarctica[,] . . . who in the face of adversity and incredible odds, set out to achieve their goal. For the first time, the achievement of these six men is told through their actual diaries. One can feel very close to each of them. The words of these young men convey hardship and suffering, along with times of sadness and perhaps contentment." —The Irish Times

"The mixture of narrative and diary entries gives an authentic flavour of the men's everyday hardships . . . An excellent addition to the Shackleton literature, reminding us that he was far from alone in his endeavours." —The Good Book Guide

"A fascinating account." —The Canberra Times