Ninety Degrees North: The Quest for the North Pole [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

Fleming, Fergus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1862074496 ISBN 13: 9781862074491

Verlag: Granta Books, 2001

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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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Reseña del editor:

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.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

Biografía del autor:

Fergus Fleming is a freelance writer living in London W8 and Gloucestershire. Educated at Oxford University and City University, London, he trained as an accountant and barrister and has worked as a furniture maker. Fergus is also the author of Amaryllis, a portrait of his aunt, and of several children's books. His non-fiction books Barrow's Boys and Killing Dragons are published by Granta Books.

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• Verlag: Granta Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1862074496
• ISBN 13: 9781862074491
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400