Prior to his disappearance in the Arctic during an airborne rescue mission, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) had reflected in writing on his extraordinary career. First published in 1927 and reissued here in the English translation of that year, his autobiography discusses in straig...

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1. Verfasser:	Amundsen, Roald 1872-1928 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1927
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge library collection. Polar exploration
Schlagworte:	Amundsen, Roald / 1872-1928 Amundsen, Roald > 1872-1928 Explorers / Norway / Biography Aeronautics / Flights Autobiografie Norwegen Arctic regions / Discovery and exploration / Norwegian North Pole / Discovery and exploration / Norwegian Northwest Passage / Discovery and exploration / Norwegian South Pole / Discovery and exploration / Norwegian Antarctica / Discovery and exploration / Norwegian Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:	Prior to his disappearance in the Arctic during an airborne rescue mission, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) had reflected in writing on his extraordinary career. First published in 1927 and reissued here in the English translation of that year, his autobiography discusses in straightforward style the numerous difficulties of his many expeditions, ranging from problems of finance and planning through to dealing with life-threatening danger and inevitable controversy. Generously acknowledging an 'old gentleman in Grimsby' for providing materials that helped him plan the first navigation of the North-West Passage, Amundsen credits painstaking preparation as the cornerstone of his success, especially in the conquest of the South Pole. His fuller accounts of these two expeditions are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Frank and focused like its author, the present work will reveal to readers the outlook and approach of a remarkable figure in the history of polar exploration
Beschreibung:	Includes index
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages)
ISBN:	9781107286658
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9781107286658