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Our Polar Flight recounts the daring adventure of Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth as they attempted to fly across the polar regions. The narrative unfolds as they meticulously plan and prepare for the perilous journey, aiming to achieve a feat that had never been accomplished before.
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This scarce book was first published in 1908. It is a fascinating account of the Norwegian polar explorer, Amundsen's, exploration of the Northwest Passage. Not only the first person to traverse the Passage, Amundsen was also the first to reach the North and South Poles. A fascinating autobiographical report from a bygone era of exploration and adventure. Contents: Introduction, Making for the Polar Sea, In Virgin Water, The First Winter, Towards...
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A powerfully built man more than six feet tall, Amundsen's career of adventure began at the age of fifteen (he was born in Norway in 1872 to a family of merchant sea captains and rich ship owners); twenty-five years later he was the first man to reach both the North and South Poles. Lynne Cox, adventurer and swimmer, author of Swimming to Antarctica (grippingSports Illustrated) and Grayson (wondrous, and unforgettableCarl Hiaasen), gives us in South...
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40 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 21 cm.
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Two men, one dream. Which will become the first to reach the South Pole and bring the honor and glory home to his country? Trek along the route of discovery and adventure, deep into Antarctic wastelands, and relive the harrowing trials of Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott in a story of triumph and tragedy.
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Cucaña. Biografías volume 2
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79 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
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Español
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262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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English
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"In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task:...
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viii, 350 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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"The harrowing true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry -- with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter -- in the tradition of David Grann, Nathaniel Philbrick, and Hampton Sides. In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. His destination was the uncharted end...
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64 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm.
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From the earliest times, men and women explored their world. Some searched for trade routes, lost treasures, or new lands to colonize; others traveled as missionaries, to spread religious beliefs. More than anything else, however, what motivated the greatest explorers was simple curiosity.What was on the other side of that mountain? How wide was North America? Where was the source of the Nile River? Finding out often involved traveling incredible...
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