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Alfred Lansing was an American journalist and writer, best known for his book Endurance , an account of Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic explorations. Wikipedia  

✵ 21. July 1921 – 1. January 1975

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Alfred Lansing Quotes

“No matter what the odds, a man does not pin his last hope for survival on something and then expect that it will fail.”

Alfred Lansing book Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

Source: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

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