Shackleton: The Polar Journeys Book

	Preface	vii
	Preface to the Original Edition	xi
	Introduction to the Original Edition: South Polar Exploration in the Last Hundred Years	xv
	List of Illustrations	xxxv
1	The Inception and Preparation of the Expedition	1
2	The Staff	19
3	The First Stage	24
4	Lyttelton to the Antarctic Circle	28
5	The Attempt to Reach King Edward VII Land	46
6	The Selection of Winter Quarters	55
7	The Landing of Stores and Equipment	66
8	A Blizzard: The Departure of the Nimrod	81
9	Around the Winter Quarters: Completion of the Hut	88
10	First Days in Winter Quarters	94
11	Sledging Equipment, Ponies and Dogs	100
12	The Conquest of Mount erebus	112
13	Results of the Erebus Journey	126
14	Life and Work in Winter Quarters	132
15	The Polar Night	142
16	Spring Sledging Journeys	146
17	Southern Depot Journey	154
18	Preparation for the Southern Journey	161
19	First Days of the Southern March	169
20	Steady Progress: The Sighting of New Land	180
21	Beyond All Former Footsteps	191
22	On the Great Glacier	201
23	On the Plateau to the Furthest South	211
24	The Return March	224
25	The Final Stage	234
26	Some Notes on the Southern Journey	239
27	Summer at the Winter Quarters	252
28	Return of the Nimrod	263
29	The Bluff Depot Journey	270
30	The Western Journey	276
31	Professor David's Narrative	283
32	Professor David's Narrative (cont.)	296
33	Professor David's Narrative (cont.)	308
34	Professor David's Narrative (cont.)	319
35	Professor David's Narrative (cont.)	330
36	Professor David's Narrative (cont.)	342
37	Professor David's Narrative (cont.)	352
38	Professor David's Narrative (concluded)	366
39	All Aboard: The Return to New Zealand	376
	Epilogue	383