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Jack Bursey
Commander Jacob "Jack" Bursey (1903–1980) was a polar explorer, a U.S. Coast Guard officer, and a lecturer.
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Bursey was born in 1903 in a small village called St. Lunaire in Newfoundland. He grew up fishing on the Grand Banks from his father's schooner, driving dog teams across the frozen land and bay, and skinning seals for food and clothing. He had two brothers and three sisters. His family worked six days a week, gardening in the rocky soil and fishing in the summer, mending nets, dog sledding, and catching seals in the winter. Bursey's family was a little better off than his cousins, aunts, and uncles because of their schooner and family-owned store, where the other residents traded. They also bought and sold all the fish in the village.
With assistance from a doctor in St. Anthony, Bursey left home at 21 and enrolled at a Boston institute in the United States.
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In 1927, Bursey read in a newspaper that Commander Richard E. Byrd was planning an expedition to the Antarctic and needed dog drivers and skiers. Bursey was one of 50,000 American males to apply.
While Bursey was not initially selected, he brought a letter of recommendation from his employer to the expedition office and appealed to one of Byrd's men. The departure was scheduled in less than two weeks.
Two days later, Bursey was granted a short interview with Byrd. In a later (1979) interview, Bursey remarked that he was disappointed when he first met Byrd, having pictured him as a "7-foot giant with fire in his eyes," but said that he found him both humble and friendly.
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Jack Bursey
Commander Jacob "Jack" Bursey (1903–1980) was a polar explorer, a U.S. Coast Guard officer, and a lecturer.
Source:
Bursey was born in 1903 in a small village called St. Lunaire in Newfoundland. He grew up fishing on the Grand Banks from his father's schooner, driving dog teams across the frozen land and bay, and skinning seals for food and clothing. He had two brothers and three sisters. His family worked six days a week, gardening in the rocky soil and fishing in the summer, mending nets, dog sledding, and catching seals in the winter. Bursey's family was a little better off than his cousins, aunts, and uncles because of their schooner and family-owned store, where the other residents traded. They also bought and sold all the fish in the village.
With assistance from a doctor in St. Anthony, Bursey left home at 21 and enrolled at a Boston institute in the United States.
Source:
In 1927, Bursey read in a newspaper that Commander Richard E. Byrd was planning an expedition to the Antarctic and needed dog drivers and skiers. Bursey was one of 50,000 American males to apply.
While Bursey was not initially selected, he brought a letter of recommendation from his employer to the expedition office and appealed to one of Byrd's men. The departure was scheduled in less than two weeks.
Two days later, Bursey was granted a short interview with Byrd. In a later (1979) interview, Bursey remarked that he was disappointed when he first met Byrd, having pictured him as a "7-foot giant with fire in his eyes," but said that he found him both humble and friendly.