Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Fleming, Fergus

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ISBN 10: 1862074496 ISBN 13: 9781862074491

Casa editrice: Granta Books, 2001

Riassunto

The North Pole was a mystery in the mid-19th century, many explorers who ventured into its wastelands never returned. After another failed expedition in 1845, even more concerted efforts were made to reach the Northernmost point of the globe. Fleming relays these stories. Elisha Kane was a poor leader of his crew, Charles Hall died of a stroke after his men refused to obey his orders. Later, the obsessive Robert Peary even took his pregant wife with him in order to set the record for the most northerly birth in history. Fleming gives an insight into the disasters and triumphs of these explorations.

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly well preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp cornered. Literally as new. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photo plates. Annotated and complete with a comprehensive bibliography. ; 470 pages; Description: xxi, 470 p. : ill. , maps ; 24 cm. Subjects: Explorers --Arctic regions --History --Arctic regions --Discovery and exploration --North Pole.

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• Editore: Granta Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1862074496
• ISBN 13: 9781862074491
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 400