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Nope, Franklin.

Scott’s expedition to the South Pole was totally lost, but, due to poor planning on Scott’s part.

Shackleton’s attempt was even less successful, but, Shackleton didn’t lose a man under his command (he did shoot ‘Mrs Chippy’ the cat and was never forgiven for it). The support team on the other side of the continent lost at least one to going nuts and floating off on an ice flow.

I suggest “The Arctic Grail” A fine description of the explorations of the North West Passage and for the Pole.

12 posted on 09/12/2016 4:08:50 PM PDT by Conan the Librarian (The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)

To: Conan the Librarian

Isn’t there some revision of the revisionism that Scott, indeed, experienced horrible conditions unlike Amundson?

17 posted on 09/12/2016 4:16:53 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)

To: Conan the Librarian

Why did he kill poor Mrs. Chippy?

35 posted on 09/12/2016 5:13:01 PM PDT by Zirondelle ("disce aut discede")

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