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Farthest north, volume i fridtjof nansen 1861 1930 being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram, 189396 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. Each part consists of iv, 48, vviii pages with adverts to front and rear, black and white photos, diagrams and maps, pages numbers are continuous throughout the publications, part 1 has a coloured plate towards rear entitled evening among the driftice. Behind the great polar explorers of the early twentieth century amundsen, shackleton, scott in the south and peary in the north. All of the ebooks are in pdf file format, and all audio ebooks are in mp3 file format. In 1893 fridtjof nansen set sail for the north pole in the fram, a ship specially. After the scramble for africa, the polar regions were the last great blanks upon the map. Fridtjof nansens epic 1893 pursuit of the north pole. Hansen must see about appointing another meteorological assistant.
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Fridtjof nansen 18611930 being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram, 189396 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. The incredible threeyear voyage to the frozen latitudes of the north. Farthest north ebook by fridjtof nansen 9780375505331. I by fridtjof nansen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Farthest north, being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 189396. Cambridge core historical geography farthest north by fridtjof nansen. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading farthest north. Farthest north being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 18931896 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. Farthest north being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 18931896 vol. Farthest north by fridjtof nansen overdrive rakuten. The book was an instant success, and secured nansen s longterm financial future.
When it became clear that they would miss the pole, nansen and. The journey took him and colleague frederik hjalmar johansen farther north than anyone in recorded history, a threeyear voyage documented in his 1897 book farthest north. Farthest north, first published in 1897 to great popular appeal, is the stirring firstperson account of the fram and her historic voyage. Host after host marched on towards the north, only to suffer defeat. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the. They survived a winter in a moss hut eating walruses and polar bears, and the public assumed they were dead. In 1893, fridjtof nansen set sail in the fram, a ship specially designed and. Farthest north by fridtjof nansen free ebook manybooks. Read farthest north the incredible threeyear voyage to the frozen latitudes of the north by fridjtof nansen available from rakuten kobo. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 189396 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. Farthest north by fridtjof nansen free at loyal books.
The long outofprint farthest north, one of the first titles in the librarys. Fridtjof nansen roland huntfordby the end of the nineteenth century, most of the world had been explored. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Farthest north is an unforgettable tale and a mustread for any armchair explorer. Nansen tells of his expeditions struggle against snowdrifts, ice floes, polar bears, scurvy, gnawing hunger, and the seemingly endless polar night that transformed the fram into a cold prison of loneliness. This evening i delivered an address to the whole ships company, in which i announced the determination that had been arrived at, and explained to them the projected expedition. You may copy it, give it away or reuse it under the terms of the project gutenberg license included with this ebook or online at. The modern library abridged edition is drawn from that set. He disappeared in june 1928 while taking part in a rescue mission.
Fridtjof nansen, norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and nobel peace prize laureate 18611930 this ebook presents eskimo life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The long outofprint farthest north, one of the first titles in the librarys exploration series, recounts dr. Buy farthest north by nansen, fridtjof, otto neumann sverdrup isbn. Racing the shrinking packice, they attempted, by dogsled, to go farthest north. The epic adventure of a visionary explorer ebook written by fridtjof nansen. In 1922, nansen was awarded the nobel peace prize for his efforts following world war i. Fram, 189396 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. Fridjtof nansen author fridjtof nansen 18611930 was an arctic explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. Amundsen, douglas mawson, robert falcon scott, and ernest shackleton were key expedition leaders during the heroic age of antarctic exploration.
I being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 18931896 language. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read farthest north. I continue to be fascinated by the exploits of men like nansen and his crew. Fridtjof nansen in september of 1893, norwegian zoologist fridtjof nansen and crew manned the schooner fram, intending to drift, frozen in the arctic packice, to the north pole. Nansen, fridtjof, 18611930 travel arctic regions category. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 18931896 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ata. Despite nansens pleas on behalf of the starving, russias revolutionary government was feared and distrusted internationally, and the league was reluctant to come to its peoples aid. 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. Arctic regions discovery and exploration subject fram expedition 18931896 subject. Published august 17th 1999 by modern library first published 1897. Farthest north being the record of a voyage of exploration.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The book chronicles the 18931896 polar expedition of nansen and his crew aboard the schooner fram. Format kindle book overdrive read adobe epub ebook 8. Johansen with an appendix by otto sverdrup, captain of the fram. Fridtjof nansen s epic 1893 pursuit of the north pole. The chicago suntimes in september of 1893, norwegian zoologist fridtjof nansen and crew manned the schooner fram, intending to drift, frozen in the arctic packice, to the north pole. Johansen with an appendix by otto sverdrup catain of the fram macmillans colonial library nansen, fritjof. Pdf farthest north download full pdf book download. Octavo, contemporary threequarter tan calf, raised bands, burgundy spine labels, marbled boards, endpapers, and edges. Like jon krakauer, the series editor, nansen was the chronicler of one his ages most sensational adventures. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. The long outofprint farthest north, one of the first titles in the library s exploration series, recounts dr. Its about 700 pages of nansens daybyday diary of three years drifing near the north pole. In 1893 nansen set sail in the fram, a ship specially designed and built to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel with the seas drift closer.
Although nansen retired from exploration after this expedition, the methods of travel and survival he developed with johansen influenced all the polar expeditions, north and south, which followed in the subsequent three decades. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram, 189396, and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. The epic adventure of a visionary explorer for someone like me who loves tales of early polar exploration and adventure, its a must read.