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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 (1897)
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
ASIN: B075SQB9WQ
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 774

“Not since the publication of Mr. Stanley's 'In Darkest Africa' has any work of travel been received with the enthusiastic welcome accorded to Dr. Nansen's 'Farthest North.'” –The Publisher, 1897Written for the popular reading public, "Farthest North" delighted thousands by its vigor of imagination, its masterful handling of material, its distinguished style. Fiction has woven no story to compare in fascinating interest with this tale of actual struggle with the unrelenting forces of inhospitable nature. This man, who captivated readers by his brilliant exploits, who “has lifted the veil which concealed the secrets of the North Polar regions,” is a typical Norseman characterised by the grace, the quiet dignity, and the unspoiled naturalness, that well become a great, self-reliant man of sublime achievement.Nansen's Fram expedition was an 1893–1896 attempt by the Norwegian explorer ...
Amazon Rating:
4.5 stars from 28 ratings