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Availability:In StockContributor:Roald AmundsenSeries:Cambridge Library Collection - Polar ExplorationPublish date:04/17/14Pages:298
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781108071437ISBN-10:1108071430UPC:9781108071437Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:Historical GeographySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCBTFAKCBD
Prior to his disappearance in the Arctic during an airborne rescue mission, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872-1928) had reflected in writing on his extraordinary career. First published in 1927 and reissued here in the English translation of that year, his autobiography discusses in straightforward style the numerous difficulties of his many expeditions, ranging from problems of finance and planning through to dealing with life-threatening danger and inevitable controversy. Generously acknowledging an 'old gentleman in Grimsby' for providing materials that helped him plan the first navigation of the North-West Passage, Amundsen credits painstaking preparation as the cornerstone of his success, especially in the conquest of the South Pole. His fuller accounts of these two expeditions are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Frank and focused like its author, the present work will reveal to readers the outlook and approach of a remarkable figure in the history of polar exploration.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cambridge University PressISBN-13:9781108071437ISBN-10:1108071430UPC:9781108071437Book Category:History, TravelBook Subcategory:Historical GeographySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.67 inchesWeight:0.97Product ID:SCBTFAKCBD
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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