Farthest North Volume Ii

Author : Dr Fridtjof Nansen,Otto Neumann Sverdrup
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 798 pages
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Release : 2015-02-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293952761

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Farthest North, Vol. II - Scholar's Choice Edition by Dr Fridtjof Nansen,Otto Neumann Sverdrup Pdf

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Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 482 pages
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Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734048012

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Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

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Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : "Fram" Expedition
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010361058

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Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

In September of 1893, Norwegian zoologist Fridtjof Nansen and a 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 his 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.

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Interlink Publishing Group
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015056511820

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Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

In 1893 Fridtjof Nansen set off on one of the greatest journeys of exploration ever undertaken. The remarkable three-year project involved building a special ship, designed to ride out the savage pressure of the ice, to sail round the north of Russia into the Kara and Laptev Seas and then, using his intuition as to arctic currents, deliberately freeze the ship into the ice to drift towards the North Pole. From the drifting ship, Nansen and one of his men would then, using dog teams, make the last assault towards the North Pole across the pack. Characterised by Nansen's restless and endless innovation, the expedition was to be another in the litany of heroic failures. But its advances in technique, the sheer willpower that drove Nansen and Johansen, first north from the Fram and then south across the melting pack to the uncharted mass of Franz Josef Land, using sledge and kayak, under assault from walrus and polar bear and above all the temperamental and endlessly changing ice, was to light a fire of inspiration that later carried men to both North and South Pole. The first edition of Farthest North sold 40,000 copies in English on publication.One of its reviewers puts it best: 'Two things were very prominent. One was the indomitable faith of the man in himself, and the other the unanimity with which most of the best authorities believed he was going to a living grave.' Nansen had '...made the most conspicuous advance towards the Pole that has ever been made, and almost as great an advance as has been accomplished by all other voyages in the nineteenth century put together...He is a Man in a Million.' This is the only complete edition in English.

Author : Fridjtof Nansen
Publisher : Modern Library
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000-05-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780375505331

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Farthest North by Fridjtof Nansen Pdf

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 sea's drift closer to the North Pole than anyone had ever gone before. Experts said such a ship couldn't be built and that the voyage was tantamount to suicide. This brilliant first-person account, originally published in 1897, marks the beginning of the modern age of exploration. Nansen vividly describes the dangerous voyage and his 15-month-long dash to the North Pole by sledge. An unforgettable tale and a must-read for any armchair explorer.

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 834 pages
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Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0331588099

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Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

Excerpt from Farthest North, Vol. 2: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen This expedition to' the north, then, is provisionally decided on. I Shall see what the winter will bring us. Light permitting, I should prefer to start in February. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Nabu Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1293492132

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Fridtjof Nansen's Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Fridtjof Nansen's "Farthest North." Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram, 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut, Johansen, Volume 2; Fridtjof Nansen's "Farthest North." Being The Record Of A Voyage Of Exploration Of The Ship Fram, 1893-96 And Of A Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey By Dr. Nansen And Lieut, Johansen; Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Nansen Macmillan, 1897 Arctic regions; Fram" Expedition/ 1893-1896)

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:655630348

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Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

Author : Adolphus Washington Greely
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : NYPL:33433003349614

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Three Years of Arctic Service by Adolphus Washington Greely Pdf

Narrative of United States First International Polar Year expedition to Fort Conger, Ellesmere Island. Includes appendices on meteorology, zoology, botany, ethnology.

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734047695

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Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

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Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Franklin Classics Trade Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-11
Category : History
ISBN : 0353464597

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Fridtjof Nansen's Farthest North, of II; by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 857 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547718772

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In Northern Mists (Vol. 1&2) by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

"In Northern Mists" is one of the best-known works by a Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen. This carefully crafted DigiCat ebook is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Volume 1: Antiquity, Before Pytheas Pytheas of Massalia: the Voyage to Thule Antiquity, After Pytheas The Early Middle Ages The Awakening of Mediæval Knowledge of the North Finns, Skridfinns (Lapps), and the First Settlement of Scandinavia The Voyages of the Norsemen: Discovery of Iceland and Greenland Voyages to the Uninhabited Parts of Greenland in the Middle Ages Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the Discovery of America... Volume 2: Wineland the Good, the Fortunate Isles, and the Discovery of America Eskimo and Skræling The Decline of the Norse Settlements in Greenland Expeditions of the Norwegians to the White Sea, Voyages in the Polar Sea, Whaling and Sealing The North in Maps and Geographical Works of the Middle Ages John Cabot and the English Discovery of North America The Portuguese Discoveries in the North-West...

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:655326206

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Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

Author : Fridtjof Nansen,Otto Neumann Sverdrup
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0342345737

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Farthest North by Fridtjof Nansen,Otto Neumann Sverdrup Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Fridtjof Nansen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : EAN:8596547792796

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Farthest North (The Complete Two-Volume Edition) by Fridtjof Nansen Pdf

The memoirs by Fridtjof Nansen tell about the epoch-making attempt to reach the North Pole, which ended in the farthest northern journey in the history of his time. Fridtjof Nansen had an extraordinary idea of how to get to the North Pole by ship. After discovering that the remains of the boat, wrecked near Russian Siberia, were found in the Northern Atlantic, he presumed that there should be some drift through the North Pole. So, he developed a specifically customized ship that was frozen into an ice cube and crossed the Polar waters in this shape. The vessel did freeze successfully. Yet, the journey was too long, and Nansen left the ship to reach the Pole on skis. He and his companion Hjalmar Johansen left for the pole but didn't manage to get it. However, they were the first people to achieve the farthest north latitude of 86°13.6′N. The story tells about this challenging journey through snow and waters makes a unique record of one of the most incredible northern expeditions.