Nansen : the explorer as hero
Huntford, Roland1997
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Behind the great polar explorers of the early 20th century - Amundsen, Shackleton, Scott at the South Pole and Peary at the North - looms the spirit of Fridtjof Nansen, the mentor of them all and the father of modern polar exploration.
Main title:
Nansen : the explorer as hero / Roland Huntford.
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Imprint:
London : Duckworth, 1997.
Collation:
xiv, 610p., [24]p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 560-599) and index.
ISBN:
9780715627402 (hbk)
Dewey class:
998.0099
Local class:
BIO: NANS
Language:
English
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BRN:
1907870
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