Fridtjof Nansen, esploratore e scienziato norvegese, divenne famoso per la sua audace spedizione Fram. La sua impresa mirava a raggiungere il Polo Nord sfruttando la deriva naturale del ghiaccio polare. L'approccio di Nansen si concentrò su un'attenta pianificazione a lungo termine e sulla gestione delle risorse, rendendolo una figura ispiratrice per ogni avventuriero.
Featuring Nansen's captivating account of his Caucasus expedition, this classic exploration narrative from 1931 offers insights into early 20th-century adventures. Its rarity and historical significance make it a valuable read for exploration enthusiasts. The book is being republished in a modern edition, preserving the original text and artwork, ensuring accessibility to a new generation of readers interested in the rich history of exploration.
The book offers insights into Greenland and the Arctic regions, exploring historical expeditions and discoveries. It is part of a two-volume series originally published in 1890 and spans 541 pages. While it lacks illustrations and may contain typographical errors, readers can access a free scanned version and excerpts online. Additionally, purchasers receive a trial membership to the General Books Club, granting access to over a million titles. The content covers various subjects, including geography and travel in polar regions.
The narrative details Fridtjof Nansen's groundbreaking expedition across the interior of Greenland, marking a significant achievement in exploration. Through vivid descriptions and personal reflections, he captures the challenges faced and the landscapes encountered during this historic journey in 1890. Nansen's account not only highlights the physical hardships but also emphasizes the spirit of adventure and the pursuit of knowledge in uncharted territories.
"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. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
This exploration classic was the first arctic bestseller and it is gripping
narrative spawned the arctic expeditions that followed and a whole new genre
of writing in the golden age of exploration. Includes the original
photographs.
