The Ice Balloon EPUB
by Alec Wilkinson
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The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration.In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote island.
Here, the crew members found a body leaning against a rock.
When they saw a large monogram 'A' on the body's jacket, they realized who the unfortunate adventurer had been: S.
A. Andree, the Swede who, in 1897, set off to discover the North Pole, one of the last unmapped places on earth.The Ice Balloon is the story of the heroic era of polar exploration, and the dream of conquering one of the most inhumane landscapes on earth.
In this golden age of discovery, Andree's ambition was the most original and remarkable.
For, of the thousand or so people who had gone looking for the Pole, most of whom perished on the way, only Andree used a balloon.
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:02/02/2012
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Category:
- Biography: general
- True stories: discovery / historical / scientific
- True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
- Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
- Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
- Maritime history
- Historical geography
- History of science
- Geographical discovery & exploration
- Expeditions
- ISBN:9780007460045
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Download Now
- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:02/02/2012
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Category:
- Biography: general
- True stories: discovery / historical / scientific
- True stories of heroism, endurance & survival
- Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
- Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900
- Maritime history
- Historical geography
- History of science
- Geographical discovery & exploration
- Expeditions
- ISBN:9780007460045