Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer

Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer
Fridtjof Nansen (Author)
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"If Outside magazine had been around during the first turn of the century, Fridtjof Nansen would have been its No. 1 cover boy."—The Chicago Sun-Times

In September of 1893, Norwegian zoologist Fridtjof Nansen and crew manned the schooner Fram, intending to drift, frozen in the Arctic pack-ice, to the North Pole. When it became clear that they would miss the pole, Nansen and companion Hjalmar Johansen struck off by themselves. Racing the shrinking pack-ice, they attempted, by dog-sled, to go "farthest north." They survived a winter in a moss hut eating walruses and polar bears, and the public assumed they were dead. In the spring of 1896, after three years of trekking, and having made it to within four degrees of the pole, they returned to safety. Nansen's narrative stands with the best writing on polar exploration. 20 b/w photographs.

• Rank: #533607 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.43" h x 6.13" w x 8.97" l, 2.21 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

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In September of 1893, Fridtjof Nansen and a crew on the schooner Fram attempted to be the first to reach the North Pole. After eventually setting off on foot and being presumed dead, Nansen and a companion finally returned to safety in 1896, greeted as heroes. This book chronicles those years in exquisite detail, including black-and-white illustrations and photographs, drawing comparison to the stories of Scott, Amundsen, and Shackleton. Anyone interested in polar exploration or survivalist stories would enjoy this fascinating narrative. Annotation 2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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