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    The Face of the Deep
    Alison Shepard
    • Jun 25, 2017
    • 3 min

    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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    The Heart of the Great Alone
    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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    A Remarkable Catch
    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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    The Great Unknown-Staying Buoyant in Times of Struggle
    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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    The Dirge
    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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    The Long, Long Night
    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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    The Art of Waiting
    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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    No Force on Earth
    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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    The Fight Will Be Good
    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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    The Discovery of the Endurance
    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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