[History & Culture] Shackleton, Ernest. (1874–1922). Autograph Signature. Rare autograph signature of the junior officer in Scott’s National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–02, who nearly reached the South Pole during an expedition of his own in 1909, in the process becoming a national hero. In 1915, during another expedition, his ship, Endurance, was crushed in the polar ice, and he and five others made a perilous journey of 1300 miles to bring relief for the crew. Knighted in 1909, Shackleton died at South Georgia during a fourth expedition in 1922. Album page measuring 10.5 x 13 cm, signed with his name alone "Ernest H. Shackleton" and in fine condition.