Product Description

"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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #538083 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781602392373
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
Fridtjof Nansen made early contributions to neuron doctrine and was the discoverer of "dead water." He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 for his work as a high commissioner of the League of Nations.

Customer Reviews

Nansen's treck from the Fram
Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer
For someone like me who loves tales of early polar exploration and adventure, it's a 'must read.' It's about 700 pages of Nansen's day-by-day diary of three years drifing near the North Pole. Many probably would find it incredibly boring. If survival among the polar bears, walrus' and -40F ice turn you on. . .it's a wonderful fireside read for you!

I'd Recommend This Bookseller
The book was in excellent condition (as reported in the seller's description), and was priced considerably below other copies I found online.
I was also impressed with how quickly the book arrived, which was great since I was on a gift-giving deadline.
One thing I didn't expect: the book is REALLY LONG, like 500 pages, so is a little large to carry around as vacation reading.