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Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
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Program Overview
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NOVA chronicles a tale of
leadership that marked one of
the most remarkable survival
stories of all time—that of
Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
The program:
tells Shackleton's story through archival photos and footage, crewmember diary entries, interviews with crewmembers' relatives, and present-day footage of locations on Shackleton's journey.
chronicles the physical and psychological state of crew members throughout their journey: as the Endurance becomes stuck in pack ice and then sinks; as the men set up their first, and then second, camps on ice; as the crew sets sail in three lifeboats for Elephant Island; and as Shackleton and five others set out in a modified lifeboat in a final bid for rescue.
details the crew's day-to-day life, including what they ate, what duties they performed, and what they did for recreation.
shows the strong loyalties crew members had for Shackleton, who they fondly called "The Boss,"
and what the consequences were of disobeying orders or creating
dissent.
explores the leadership decisions Shackleton made that led to the eventual rescue of his entire crew.
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