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Nansen, fridtjof foreword by, and huntford, roland introduction by, and chater, a. Observations of eskimos during stay at godthab, west greenland, in winter of 188889 after crossing of greenland ice sheet. From nansen s introduction this book owes its existence in the first instance to a rash promise made some years ago to my friend dr. This he did remarkably quickly, producing 300,000 words of norwegian text by november 1896. Farthest north is an unforgettable story that marks the beginning of the modern age of exploration and is a mustread for the armchair adventurer. The book itself is a revelation, i knew nansen had won a nobel peace prize and can now see why. Farthest north illustrated by fridtjof nansen download. Farthest north 1st edition1st printing by nansen, fridtjof. Nansen became a national hero when he returned home, and to fulfill high demand for their story he wrote this book quickly.
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Cambridge core historical geography farthest north by fridtjof nansen. Table of contents01 about this book 02 translators preface03 authors preface. Nansens book has something of an american flavor, because it is largely devoted to describing new towns, which, as the author says, have grown up with american rapidity. Fridtjof nansen simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 189396, and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. Buy farthest north abridged edition by nansen, fridtjof, huntford, roland isbn. Born in norway in 1861, fridtjof nansen was a renowned explorer, author, artist, athlete, oceanographer, and statesman. Ebook nansen as pdf download portable document format. Buy a cheap copy of farthest north book by fridtjof nansen. Huntford, in his biography, covers this story in depth, drawing from nansen s diaries as well as those of the other men involved. Ii being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 18931896. Nansen was born in norway on 10 october 1861, and grew to manhood at froen, on the outskirts of christiania now oslo.
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Fridtjof nansen memorial lecture series united nations. Learning from previous failed attempts, nansen suggested crossing from the uninhabited east to the inhabited west of greenland, an innovation that proved successful. In the face of much discouragement from other polar explorers, in 1893, nansen took his ship fram to the new siberian islands in the eastern arctic ocean, froze. First of all, i briefly went through the whole theory of our undertaking, and its history from the. One of the 100 greatest adventure books of all time. Nansen s first task on his return was to write his account of his voyage. I by fridtjof nansen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The fridtjof nansen memorial lecture is held annually in a number of capitals around the world to commemorate the birth of the norwegian explorer, scientist, humanist and nobel laureate, fridtjof nansen 18611930. 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. Nansen, fridtjof aquatint copperplate process by which the plate is bitten by exposure to acid.