Before Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1888, the vast impenetrable arctic regions exasperated nineteenth-century scientists. The twenty-six-year-old thought he knew better. Convinced that he would succeed by skiing, a sport practically unknown at the time, he put together a group of only six members to cross the arctic interior of Greenland for the first time. They would pull their own sledges and, on a shoe-string, arrange transport to Greenland on two steam liners to drop them off in the icy Arctic sea. They could only afford a basic camera to ...

Like a modern Viking, 32-year-old Nansen set sail from Norway in 1893 to reach the North Pole. Experts warned him that his voyage was tantamount to suicide. Compact and nimble, his ship the Fram was equiped with the latest tools to gather scientific data. As yet untested, the ship was specially built to withstand the relentless pressure of the polar ice cap. To complete the final leg, Nansen was to strike out into the polar desert by sledge. Nansen became an overnight sensation when - having been given up for dead - he emerged three years later, alive. ...

Originally published in 1931, this early work on exploration is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains Nansen's account of his expedition through the Caucasus and is a fascinating work thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of exploration. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Fridtjof Nansen hadde et klart vitenskapelig siktemål med sine ekspedisjoner. Fram-ferden hadde som mål å vise at havstrømmene kunne føre et skip tvers over Polhavet, kanskje så langt nord at selve polpunktet kunne nås. Fram gikk første del av Nordøstpassasjen og frøs fast i isen utenfor Sibir. I nesten tre år lot de seg drive med strømmen. De drev imidlertid øst for Nordpolen og videre mot Svalbard. I mars 1895 forlot derfor Nansen, sammen med Hjalmar Johansen, Fram og la ...

Fridtjof Nansen hadde et klart vitenskapelig siktemål med sine ekspedisjoner. Fram-ferden hadde som mål å vise at havstrømmene kunne føre et skip tvers over Polhavet,kanskje så langt nord at selve polpunktet kunne nås. Fram gikk første del av Nordøstpassasjen og frøs fast i isen utenfor Sibir. I nesten tre år lot de seg drive med strømmen. De drev imidlertid øst for Nordpolen og videre mot Svalbard. I mars 1895 forlot derfor Nansen, sammen med Hjalmar Johansen, Fram og la ...

Eskimo Life: Translated By William Archer This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, and table elements, giving our readers the feel of holding a 'fresh and newly' ...

Through Siberia: The Land Of The Future is a travelogue written by Norwegian explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen, first published in 1914. In this book, Nansen recounts his journey through Siberia, a vast and mysterious region of Russia that was largely unknown to the outside world at the time.Nansen's purpose in traveling through Siberia was to investigate its natural resources and potential for development. He was particularly interested in the possibility of building a railway that would connect Europe and Asia, and he believed that Siberia was the ...