Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Date Published: 2008-06-01
ISBN-13:9781602392373ISBN:1602392374
Description: Acceptable. Some damage to the cover but integrity still intact, binding slightly damaged but integrity still intact, possible writing in margins, possible underlining and highlighting of text. read more
"Monster book and one might want to skim over some of the long technical descriptions, but fascinating account of exploration of the northern latitudes and amazing endurance story. Great descriptions. I read about this guy's trip in a National Geographic article. It can be a bit repetitive at times, but then again, the guy was on a long trip and so this gives one a sense of the repetitiveness of his life, especially when hunkered down riding out the winter."
"If you can get beyond the serial dog abuse, Farthest North is a hugely interesting and very readable book. Nansen describes his 1893 quest for the north pole employing direct quotes from his expedition diary and post-voyage commentary. He comes across as a nineteenth century renaissance man: explorer, ship designer, carpenter, navigator, naturalist, Norwegian national hero, leader of men and master of daring-do. Beyond the quest itself, I loved his descriptions of a part of the world few people even think about, let alone visit."
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