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Ernest Shackleton and is 522-Day Fight for Survival

And his unimaginable burden of responsibility

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Feb 20, 2024
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It was the afternoon in Stromness, a small whaling town on South Georgia Island when somebody knocked on Thoralf Sørlle’s door. Sørlle, the factory manager answered the door and stood in front of him…

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