Difficulties are just things to overcome after all.

Ernest Shackleton

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Adversity

Author

Ernest Shackleton

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1908 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Explorer

From

Ireland Europe

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Citation

Shackleton, Ernest. Diary entry. 11 Dec. 1908.

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Medium
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