Nansen - The Explorer as Hero

Zusatztext Roland Huntford has captured something of the restless romantic within. It is an accomplished biography at every level. Informationen zum Autor Roland Huntford is the author of two best-selling polar biographies, SHACKLETON (1985) and SCOTT AND AMUNDSEN (1979), filmed for TV as the acclaimed series THE LAST PLACE ON EARTH. He was the London OBSERVER's Scandinavian correspondent & speaks fluent Norwegian. Klappentext This is the first full-scale biography of Nansen, drawing on a wealth of new material including diaries and other hitherto untapped documents.This is the first full-scale biography of Nansen, drawing on a wealth of new material including diaries and other hitherto untapped documents. Zusammenfassung This is the first full-scale biography of Nansen, drawing on a wealth of new material including diaries and other hitherto untapped documents.

Product details

• Authors: Roland Huntford, Huntford Roland
• Publisher: Abacus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.2001
• EAN: 9780349114927
• ISBN: 978-0-349-11492-7
• No. of pages: 768
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, Biography: adventurers and explorers