Autorentext

Fridtjof Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. He led the team that made the first crossing of the Greenland interior in 1888, traversing the island on cross-country skis.

Klappentext

A unique and gripping adventure story that set the world alight, set in a time when technology was in its infancy and expeditions could not rely on rescue missions to save their lives.

Zusammenfassung
First publication in over a decade of the page-turning arctic exploration classic in a new large edition with newly-discovered photographs.