Fridtjof Nansen: 26 books

Nansen's "Fram" expedition was an attempt by the Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen to reach the geographical North Pole by harnessing the natural east–west current of the Arctic Ocean. In the face of much discouragement from other polar explorers, in 1893, Nansen took his ship "Fram"...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of In Northern Mists (Volume 1 of 2) - Arctic Exploration in Early Times. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of In Northern Mists (Volume 2 of 2) - Arctic Exploration in Early Times. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition...

A Day’s Hunting with the Eskimos Fridtjof Nansen, norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930) This ebook presents «A Day’s Hunting with the Eskimos», from Fridtjof Nansen. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to...

Eskimo Life Fridtjof Nansen, norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930) This ebook presents «Eskimo Life», from Fridtjof Nansen. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01-...

In 1893 Fridtjof Nansen set sail for the North Pole in the Fram, a ship specially designed to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel north with the sea's drift. Experts said that such a ship couldn't be built and that the mission was tantamount to suicide. Farthest...

Der Zoologe Fridtjof Nansen durchquerte als Polarforscher 1888 als erster Mensch Grönland über das Inlandeis und stellte während seiner Nordpolarexpedition (1893 - 1896) gemeinsam mit Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen am 8. April 1895 mit einer geografischen Breite von 86° 13,6' N einen neuen Rekord in...

For one whole winter we were cut off from the world and immured among the Greenlanders. I dwelt in their huts, took part in their hunting, and tried, as well as I could, to live their life and learn their language. But one winter, unfortunately, is far too short a time in which to attain a thorough...

Dies ist die Geschichte einer Expedition in den Norwegischen Bergen von Bergen nach Kristiania und nach Voss, die der norwegische Zoologe,Polarforscher, Diplomat und Friedensnobelpreisträger Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen unterhaltsam und informativ erzählt. Zum unbestrittenen Kanon der Weltliteratur...

Dieses eBook: "Auf Schneeschuhen übers Gebirge" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Aus dem Buch: "Schon begann es zu dämmern, als wir am Nachmittag Nes erreichten. Aber ich wollte noch die zwei Meilen bis...

The stories of the first explorers of the Arctic and the North Pole have always been somewhat overshadowed by the famous and tragic race for the South Pole a decade later.  In truth the story is no less riveting to the reader, in terms of bravery, resilience and determination. What is...

Unseen and untrodden under their spotless mantle of ice the rigid polar regions slept the profound sleep of death from the earliest dawn of time. Wrapped in his white shroud, the mighty giant stretched his clammy ice-limbs abroad, and dreamed his age-long dreams. Ages passed—deep was the silence....

From Nansen's Introduction This book owes its existence in the first instance to a rash promise made some years ago to my friend Dr. J. Scott Keltie, of London, that I would try, when time permitted, to contribute a volume on the history of arctic voyages to his series of books on geographical exploration....

From Nansen's Introduction This book owes its existence in the first instance to a rash promise made some years ago to my friend Dr. J. Scott Keltie, of London, that I would try, when time permitted, to contribute a volume on the history of arctic voyages to his series of books on geographical exploration....