Shackleton's Endurance, Part 3: The Return
Twenty-two men waited on Elephant Island for four and a half months, living under two upturned boats, while Shackleton tried four times to reach them. Life on the island, the ships he borrowed and begged for, and how the expedition ended, including the second party on the far side of Antarctica. Cover photo: the Yelcho arriving at Elephant Island for the rescue, August 1916. Frank Hurley, public domain. Narrated by an AI voice.
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