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Over and over. Tack after tack. Mostly it was dead shell that
went back over the side. Slowly the piles of oysters grew on deck.
It was backbreaking dirty work. It's also a way of life that's fast
disappearing from the earth. I got a better appreciation for what
this life is like than I ever could have by being a spectator.
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South: The Endurance Expedition
Shackleton's near-fatal journey to the Antarctic has received a
lot of press in recent years. This is Shackleton's own account—quiet,
understated, and riveting. It also describes the travails of the Aurora
expedition, intended to lay the groundwork for Shackleton on the other
side of the continent.
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