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Quicklet On The Ice Balloon S A Andree And The Heroic Age Of Arctic Exploration By Alec Wilkinson
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Book Synopsis Quicklet on The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration by Alec Wilkinson by : Nicole Silvester
Download or read book Quicklet on The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration by Alec Wilkinson written by Nicole Silvester and published by Hyperink Inc. This book was released on 2012-02-24 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABOUT THE BOOK “Except for the bottom of the sea or the center of the earth, the North Pole, at the end of the nineteenth century, was the world's last mysterious destination.” The Ice Balloon: S.A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration retells the attempt by Swedish explorer S.A. Andrée to reach the north pole by hydrogen balloon. Writer Alec Wilkinson recounts the whole story of Andrée’s venture from its first conception to the final recovery of its lost artifacts, and intersperses his tale with other events in the history of Arctic exploration. Wilkinson draws on previous accounts of Arctic exploration as well as original documents from various expeditions to reconstruct an era of scientific discovery. The book includes photographs taken by contemporaries of Andrée, including some that were shot on Andrée’s expedition and lost for decades when the undeveloped film was frozen in the ice along with the members of the party. MEET THE AUTHOR Nicole has been writing since she could make letters with a pencil, and has been making a living at it for more than ten years. She has gone back to school too many times, studying archaeology, folklore, writing and visual art. She writes fiction under several pen names, and also does printmaking, book arts, and photography. Nicole is an avid amateur natural historian with a particular fascination for things that fly, whether it's birds, bats or insects. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK In 1893, a Norwegian named Fridtjof Nansen set off to strand his purpose-built ship, the Fram, in the Arctic ice with the hope it could drift to the north pole along with the ice. There were thirteen men on the crew, who lived in relative comfort compared to other Arctic explorers. Nansen had planned carefully and the Fram was well-insulated and warm. He was not content to simply wait and set off with another crew member to attempt to reach the pole by dogsled. But his haste proved to work against him as they had to turn back. It was not until 1896 that they encountered other explorers, and were able to make their way back to their ship. This was the same time at which Andrée was planning his first attempt to launch his balloon. In the summer of 1896 Andrée and his two crew members, meteorologist Nils Eckholm and photographer Nils Strindberg, along with a large crew of people to help build a temporary balloon shed and prepare for the journey, arrived in Spitsbergen. By the end of the summer the attempt was abandoned due to a lack of favorable winds for the balloon. Buy a copy to keep reading!
Download or read book The Ice Balloon written by Alec Wilkinson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1897, at the height of the heroic age of Arctic exploration, the visionary Swedish explorer S. A. Andrée made a revolutionary attempt to discover the North Pole by flying over it in a hydrogen balloon. Thirty-three years later, his expedition diaries and papers would be discovered on the ice. Alec Wilkinson uses the explorer’s papers and contemporary sources to tell the full story of this ambitious voyage, while also showing how the late 19th century’s spirit of exploration and scientific discovery drove over 1,000 explorers to the unforgiving Arctic landscape. Suspenseful and haunting, Wilkinson captures Andrée’s remarkable adventure and illuminates the detail, beauty, and devastating conditions of traveling and dwelling on the ice.
Download or read book The Ice Balloon written by Alec Wilkinson and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1897 S.A. Andree set off in a balloon to discover the North Pole, one of the last unmapped places on Earth. The world watched as he ascended above the Arctic. Then he vanished, the first person to disappear into the air."
Book Synopsis Andrée and His Balloon by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andrée and His Balloon written by Henri Lachambre and published by Westminster : A. Constable. This book was released on 1898 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andree's balloon expedition in 1897. Translated from original in French edition, Andree. Au pole nord en ballon.
Book Synopsis Mawson and the Ice Men of the Heroic Age by : Peter FitzSimons
Download or read book Mawson and the Ice Men of the Heroic Age written by Peter FitzSimons and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Douglas Mawson was an Australian original, a great polar explorer in the Heroic Age of Polar Exploration. This book focuses on Mawson's extraordinary feats in Antarctica, in tandem with the giants of the age, Scott of the Antarctic, Sir Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen.
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole (Classic Reprint) by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole (Classic Reprint) written by Henri Lachambre and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole In the afternoon of Sunday, the 11th of July, 1897, the balloon "Ornen" left the port of Virgo, Spitzbergen, carrying in its car Messrs. Andree, Strindberg and Fraenkel, the bold explorers, starting for the conquest of the North Pole. All the papers of the day were immediately full of discussions in various strains - pessimistic or favourable comments and prognostications, articles full of hope or criticism, each, in short, looking upon this extraordinary expedition from his own point of view. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole (1898) by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole (1898) written by Henri Lachambre and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Book Synopsis An Empire of Ice by : Edward J. Larson
Download or read book An Empire of Ice written by Edward J. Larson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Pulitzer Prize–winning author examines South Pole expeditions, “wrapping the science in plenty of dangerous drama to keep readers engaged” (Booklist). An Empire of Ice presents a fascinating new take on Antarctic exploration—placing the famed voyages of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, his British rivals Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, and others in a larger scientific, social, and geopolitical context. Recounting the Antarctic expeditions of the early twentieth century, the author reveals the British efforts for what they actually were: massive scientific enterprises in which reaching the South Pole was but a spectacular sideshow. By focusing on the larger purpose of these legendary adventures, Edward J. Larson deepens our appreciation of the explorers’ achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about. “Rather than recounting the story of the race to the pole chronologically, Larson concentrates on various scientific disciplines (like meteorology, glaciology and paleontology) and elucidates the advances made by the polar explorers . . . Covers a lot of ground—science, politics, history, adventure.” —The New York Times Book Review
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole written by Henri Lachambre and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 21st century - the age of the budget airline - where quick and reliable air travel is available to a large segment of society, it seems hard to comprehend that it is less than 250 years since the first human took to the skies. Although the wing of the bird seemed like the most obvious natural mechanism to attempt replicate, it was actually contained hot air, as demonstrated by the Montgolfiers and their balloon, that gave birth to the era human aviation. Since the first manned balloon flight in 1783, developments have come thick and fast, the airship, the aeroplane, and finally the space shuttle. This reprint of a classic publication by Henri Lachambre and Alexis Machuron tells the story of S. A. Andree's 1897 attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon. Complete with illustrations and a brand new introduction this work is a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in the fantastic and majestic lighter-than-air period of aeronautical history."
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole by : Henri Alexis Lachambre and Machuron
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole written by Henri Alexis Lachambre and Machuron and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Andrée's Story by : Salomon August Andrée
Download or read book Andrée's Story written by Salomon August Andrée and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration by : David Roberts
Download or read book Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration written by David Roberts and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the epic journey undertaken by Douglas Mawson, who suffered starvation, the loss of his team, and a crippling foot injury as he resorted to crawling back to base camp during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1913.
Book Synopsis Andrée's Story by : Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi
Download or read book Andrée's Story written by Svenska sällskapet för antropologi och geografi and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis At the Mercy of the Winds by : David Hempleman-Adams
Download or read book At the Mercy of the Winds written by David Hempleman-Adams and published by Bantam Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AT THE MERCY OF THE WINDS tells the extraordinary stories of both journeys. Featuring up-to-the-minute drama from David's own expediton and original photographs and documents from the Swedish voyage, it is the ultimate adventure book as, alone in the skies above a frozen and harshly beautiful landscape, David battled against the elements to fulfil the drama of three Swedith explorers a century earlier, and become the first man to balloon to the North Pole.
Book Synopsis Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole - Primary Source Edition by : Henri Lachambre
Download or read book Andree's Balloon Expedition in Search of the North Pole - Primary Source Edition written by Henri Lachambre and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2014-02-26 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Book Synopsis Andree at the North Pole by : Leon Lewis
Download or read book Andree at the North Pole written by Leon Lewis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Andree at the North Pole: With Details of His Fate The idea of reaching the North Pole in a balloon occurred to Andree in l882 3, while he was spend ing the winter in Spitzbergen as a member of a scientific expedition. This idea grew upon him during years of subsequent toil and study, in the course of which a number of notable aerial voyages gave him the necessary training and experience, especially that of the lgth of October, 1893, when he was carried by a westerly wind across the Baltic to Finland, and that of the 29th of November, 1894, when he was carried three hundred miles across the Baltic from Gothenburg to the Island of Gothland. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Collection of Materials on Andrée's Balloon Expedition to the North Pole by : William Hillman
Download or read book Collection of Materials on Andrée's Balloon Expedition to the North Pole written by William Hillman and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection contains twelve silver print photographic prints, nine telegrams, sixteen newspaper articles, and one broadside related to S. A. Andrée's ill-fated balloon expedition to the North Pole in 1897. The photographs are copies of those printed from the negatives shot by Andrée and his men during the expedition and then recovered by Norwegian reporters in 1930. They document the downed balloon, scenes of camp life, a dead polar bear, the expedition's boat, and a dead bird. The telegrams are from "Stansbury", "Ranck", and "Ritchie" and were sent to Hillman discussing the expedition's story. The telegrams allude to Andrée's diary, Hillman's interview with Gunnar Horn, and the Strindberg and Frænkel diaries. The newspaper articles are from The Boston advertiser, The Los Angeles examiner, The New York American, and the Chicago herald and examiner. One article, dated September 20 and appearing in The New York American, carries Hillman's byline. In addition to covering the discovery of the expedition, the newspapers printed excerpts from the diaries of Andrée and Strindberg. The broadside was distributed by the Swedish government to native tribes along Andrée's suspected route appealing to them to offer aide to the balloonists if discovered.
