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Ii being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 18931896. Farthest north is an unforgettable story that marks the beginning of the modern age of exploration and is a mustread for the armchair adventurer. He led the team that made the first crossing of the greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on crosscountry skis. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read farthest north. 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 seas drift closer to the north pole than anyone had ever gone before. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram, 189396, and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. Farthest north 1st edition1st printing by nansen, fridtjof. Farthest north book by fridtjof nansen official publisher. This page contains details about the nonfiction book farthest north by fridtjof nansen published in 1898.
In his youth he was a champion skier and ice skater. Experts said such a ship couldnt be built and that the voyage was tantamount to suicide. Fridtjof nansens most popular book is farthest north. Being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship fram 189396 and of a fifteen months sleigh journey by dr. Sep 18, 2017 farthest north is a great read for lovers of arctic exploration novels of the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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