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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. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 189396 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. The long outofprint farthest north, one of the first titles in the librarys exploration series, recounts dr. Farthest north first edition fridtjof nansen bauman rare.
In the beginning the world appeared to mankind like a fairy tale. The book chronicles the 18931896 polar expedition of nansen and his crew aboard the schooner fram. Read farthest north the incredible threeyear voyage to the frozen latitudes of the north by fridjtof nansen available from rakuten kobo. In the face of much discouragement from other polar explorers, in 1893, nansen took his ship fram to. This page contains details about the nonfiction book farthest north by fridtjof nansen published in 1898. Farthest north by fridtjof nansen 92 off the map by fergus fleming86 the moronic inferno and other visits to america by martin amis75 aftershock by brien foerster67 crossing the continent 15271540 by dr. When it became clear that they would miss the pole, nansen and companion hjalmar johansen struck off by themselves. They survived a winter in a moss hut eating walruses and polar bears, and the public assumed they were dead.
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Fridtjof nansen has 97 books on goodreads with 7209 ratings. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading farthest north. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Farthest north, being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 189396. Farthest north by fridtjof nansen overdrive rakuten. Farthest north, first published in 1897 to great popular appeal, is the stirring firstperson account of the fram and her historic voyage.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read farthest north. The modern library abridged edition is drawn from that set. Farthest north is an unforgettable story that marks the beginning of the modern age of exploration and is a mustread for the armchair adventurer. Sep 18, 2017 farthest north is a great read for lovers of arctic exploration novels of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Buy a cheap copy of farthest north book by fridtjof nansen. Farthest north ebook por fridtjof nansen 0030000007936. Farthest north by fridtjof nansen 100 off the map by fergus fleming90 the moronic inferno and other visits to america by martin amis81 aftershock by brien foerster72 crossing the continent 15271540 by dr. Ii being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 18931896. 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. Johansen with an appendix by otto sverdrup captain of the fram. Racing the shrinking packice, they attempted, by dogsled, to go farthest north. Farthest north book by fridtjof nansen official publisher. The royal norwegian navy launched the first of a series of five fridtjof nansenclass frigates in 2004, with hnoms fridtjof nansen as its lead ship.
Fridtjof nansen books list of books by author fridtjof nansen. He led the team that made the first crossing of the greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on crosscountry skis. Just a life the story of fridtjof nansen was released, a 1968 norwegiansoviet biographical film with knut wigert as nansen. Nansens fram expedition was an attempt by the norwegian explorer fridtjof nansen to reach the geographical north pole by harnessing the natural eastwest current of the arctic ocean. 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. Fridtjof nansens most popular book is farthest north. Farthest north by fridtjof nansen100 off the map by fergus fleming90 the moronic inferno and other visits to america by martin amis81 aftershock by brien foerster72 crossing the continent 15271540 by dr. Farthest north is a great read for lovers of arctic exploration novels of the 18th and early 19th centuries. Johansen with an appendix by otto sverdrup, captain of the fram.
First published in 1897, this twovolume travel account chronicles fridtjof nansens unsuccessful expedition to the north pole. 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. Oct 07, 2009 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This book is the 975th greatest nonfiction book of all time as determined by.
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