Citizen historians have spent decades searching for the original text of Shackleton’s advertisement. Now, some say it might ...

I set out in 1911 to be the first person to reach the South Pole. I knew that Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen, a Norwegian explorer, also wanted to get their first. The race was on.

I recently read a book about Shackleton’s Antarctic adventure, which is celebrating its 100 th anniversary this year. I previously knew about the incredible journey told in the book from high school ...