Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Ernest Shackleton's Antartic Voyage" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Sir Shackleton, Ernest Shackleton, Endurance, Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1910 and 1916.
Specifically, the expedition lasted from 1914-1916.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Challenged Americans"
Palestine Daily Herald (Palestine, TX), March 26, 1910, Image 1, col. 3.
"Shackleton to Cross Antartica"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), December 29, 1913, Last and Home Edition, Image 3, col. 5.
"Shackleton to Test Polar Food"
The Wibaux Pioneer (Wilbaux, MT), June 12, 1914, Image 7, col. 5.
"Sledges are Swift"
The Bourbon News (Paris, KY), August 11, 1914, Image 6, col. 2.
"Shackleton's Expedition"
Arizona Republican (Phoenix, AZ), August 14, 1914, Page 9, Image 9, col. 4-7.
"Expects Daring Husband to Return Minus Some Fingers"
El Paso Herald (El Paso, TX), January 29, 1915, Home Edition, Image 1, col. 6.
"Shackleton's Plans are Upset by the Ice"
Washington Standard (Olympia, WA), February 19, 1915, Page 6, Image 6, col. 1.
"Shackleton Back from Polar Land"
The Bridgeport Evening Farmer (Hartford, CT), March 24, 1916, Image 1, col. 4.
"Relief Ship to Go After Shackleton"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), March 25, 1916, Home Edition, Image 1, col. 5.
"Shackleton Safe at Port Stanley"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), June 1, 1916, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Failed to Reach Pole"
The Tacoma Times (Olympia, WA), June 1, 1916, Image 1, col. 4-5.
"Shackleton Back"
The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), July 5, 1916, Home Edition, Page 3, Image 3, col. 4.
"Shackleton Rescues Crew"
Golden Valley Chronicle (Beach, ND) , September 8, 1916, Image 3, col. 2.
"Explorer on Way to Rescue His Men"
The Ogden Standard (Ogden City, UT), November 18, 1916, 4 P.M. City Edition, Page 12, Image 16, col. 5.

Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic Voyage: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America