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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:
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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.
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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.
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details the crew's day-to-day life, including what they ate,
what duties they performed, and what they did for recreation.
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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.
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explores the leadership decisions Shackleton made that led to
the eventual rescue of his entire crew.
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