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Item Details
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NINETY DEGREES NORTH
THE QUEST FOR THE NORTH POLE |
| By: |
Fergus Fleming |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1862074496 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781862074491 |
| Publisher: |
GRANTA BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
22 August, 2001 |
| Pages: |
400 |
| Description: |
In the mid-19th century the North Pole was a mystery. Explorers who had tried penetrate the icy wastes had failed or died. In the second half of the century, a new breed of explorers raced to be the first to reach the Pole. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Reader Age: |
From 0 to 0 years |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Granta Books |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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