Farthest North
| Title | Farthest North
being the record of a voyage of exploration of the Ship "Fram" 1893-96 and of a 15 months' sleigh journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen |
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| Author | by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen; w. an appendix by Otto Sverdrup, captain of the Fram |
| Publication | Constable |
| Size | 679p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
Travel--Oceans--Arctic Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration Nansen, Fridtjof (1861-1930) Travel--Historical accounts Travel--Arctic |
| Notes | In 1895, Norwegians Fridtjof Nansen and Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen reached latitude 86°14' N, north of Cape Chelyuskin. Nansen's first task on his return was to write his account of the voyage. This he did remarkably quickly, producing 300,000 words of Norwegian text by November 1896; the English translation, titled Farthest North, was ready in January 1897. The book was an instant success, and secured Nansen's long-term financial future. Nansen included without comment the one significant adverse criticism of his conduct, that of Greely, who had written in Harper's Weekly on Nansen's decision to leave Fram and strike for the pole: "It passes comprehension how Nansen could have thus deviated from the most sacred duty devolving on the commander of a naval expedition." [wikipedia] |
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