Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic exploration revealed this captain’s extraordinary leadership. When his ship Endurance was crushed by ice in 1915, he kept 27 men alive for months on drifting ice flows. Shackleton then sailed 800 miles in a small lifeboat through storm-tossed seas to reach help. His subsequent 17-day trek across South Georgia’s mountains resulted in the rescue of his entire crew. His famous advertisement for crew members promised “hazardous journey, safe return doubtful, honor and recognition in case of success.”
