Nimrod: Ernest Shackleton and the Extraordinary Story of the 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition.(Book Review) From: Arctic | Date: June 1, 2005| Author: Barr, William | COPYRIGHT 2005 Arctic Institute of North America of the University of Calgary. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

NIMROD: ERNEST SHACKLETON AND THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE 1907-09 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. By BEAU RIFFENBURGH. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-7475-7254-2. xxiv + 358 p., maps, b & w illus., notes, bib., index. Hardbound. [pounds sterling]17.99.

In recent years the name Sir Ernest Shackleton has become almost universally known, at least in the English-speaking world, as a result of the several books, television documentaries and docu-dramas dealing w...

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