Author: Miss Cellania / Source: Neatorama
During the first of Ernest Shackleton’s three Antarctic expeditions, he brought along some “fun stuff” for when they were isolated indoors, which included a printing press, ink, and paper. Over the winter of 1908, the men published a book called Aurora Australis, which they wrote, illustrated, printed, and bound themselves.
The content was an eclectic mix (as were the binding materials).Shackleton served as editor,…
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