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The ice balloon : S.A. Andrée and the heroic age of arctic exploration / Alec Wilkinson.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780307594808
  • ISBN: 0307594807
  • Physical Description: 239 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-239).
Subject: Andrée, Salomon August, 1854-1897.
1854-1897.
Explorers > Sweden > Biography.
Balloon ascensions > Arctic regions.
Polar regions > Discovery and exploration.
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration.
Genre: Biographies.

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  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.

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