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Locked in ice : Nansen's daring quest for the North Pole

text Locked in ice : Nansen's daring quest for the North Pole

Summary
A riveting adventure biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a focus on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world. A celebrity among the ranks of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton at the turn of the twent... Read more
Contents
pt.1: Fridtjof Nansen and his dream 1861-1893 -- Young skier -- The Viking and first Artic ice -- Bergen and a daring trek over the mountains -- Greenland -- Eva -- Nansen sets his sights on the North Pole -- The plan: follow the Jeannette -- Buil... Read more
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xix, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company 2019

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Woodmere (Main Branch) J 921 NAN in Juvenile Nonfiction Available

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