The Shackleton letters : behind the scenes of the Nimrod expedition /by Regina W. Daly.

In 1907 Ernest Shackleton set sail in the Nimrod to further explore the Antarctic. Here is the story of the expedition together with 165 letters and telegrams between, Shackleton, Captain Scott, the Royal Geographical Society and many others exploring the background of the expedition, the various journeys on ice and the reception they received on their return to England. Also included are Shackleton's intimate letters to his wife, Emily, and to Elspeth Beardmore.