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From: David Pike
Date: 2016 Jan 26, 02:39 -0800
Anyone interested in the life of Frank Worsley would find ‘Shackleton’s Captain’ by John Thompson a very good read. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shackletons-Captain-Biography-Frank-Worsley/dp/0889626782 He was indeed an adventurer. DaveP
Re: Henry Worsley, Antarctic adventurer From: John Brown
Date: 2016 Jan 26, 01:02 -0800
Francis
Yes, old school heroes.....They all seem to have been ex army...
Not all ex-army. Both Shackleton and Frank Worsley (a second generation Kiwi) were Merchant Navy officers, eventually becoming Master Mariners. Shackleton probably did have the kind of education you describe - an example of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Life would also have been hard in their early seagoing experiences in square riggers.
Best regards
John
