The ice Balloon : : S.a. Andree and the Heroic age of Arctic Exploration
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Documents the dramatic 1897 flight of a visionary Swedish explorer who attempted to discover the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon, describing the formidable environmental conditions that challenged his efforts.
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summer reading submitted by renataschmult on August 25, 2014, 9:17pm A good read during the hot summer.
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 239 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
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9780307594808
0307594807
SUBJECTS
Andrée, Salomon August, -- 1854-1897.
Explorers -- Sweden -- Biography.
Balloon ascensions -- Arctic regions.
Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.