The Face of the Deep
“Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of Heaven, who hath gendered it? The waters are hid as with a stone. And the face...
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Alison Shepard
- May 4, 2017
- 3 min
The Heart of the Great Alone
Today is my uncle Patrick's funeral. He lived the last 40+ years of his life in a beautiful place off the east coast of Spain called...
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Alison Shepard
- Apr 4, 2017
- 2 min
A Remarkable Catch
Thomas Orde-Lees was a naval officer who was part of the crew of the SS Endurance and served as a motor expert and storekeeper. ...
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Alison Shepard
- Mar 30, 2017
- 2 min
The Great Unknown-Staying Buoyant in Times of Struggle
Life doesn't always turn out exactly the way we planned it. Like a sinking ship, sometimes our ideas don't pan out and we have to either...
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Alison Shepard
- Mar 15, 2017
- 1 min
The Dirge
When I read Alfred Lansing's account of the voyage of the SS Endurance, I was struck by how Shackleton's journey was rife with uncanny...
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Alison Shepard
- Mar 7, 2017
- 1 min
The Long, Long Night
Shackleton was a man of discipline, hope, and humor. He had an amazingly buoyant spirit and took the practice of staying lighthearted...
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Alison Shepard
- Mar 6, 2017
- 1 min
The Art of Waiting
One of the things that inspired me most about Shackleton as I was researching his story, was his wisdom in leading his crew. He was a...
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Alison Shepard
- Mar 3, 2017
- 1 min
No Force on Earth
NO FORCE ON EARTH Oil on panel “The northerly gale had compressed and crowded the whole Weddell Sea pack against the face of the land,...
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Alison Shepard
- Feb 23, 2017
- 2 min
The Fight Will Be Good
Here are some of the major events that spanned the first year of Shackleton's jouney south: The timeline for the Endurance’s journey...
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Alison Shepard
- Feb 22, 2017
- 1 min
The Discovery of the Endurance
My encounter with the voyage of the SS Endurance was a fortuitous one. I was visiting a former client who owned a wooden boat shop and...
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