By Airship to the North Pole An Archaeology of Human Exploration |
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| Author:
| Capelotti, P. J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-2633-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1999 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $48.00 |
Book Description:
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By Airship to the North Pole chronicles the adventures of Swedish engineer Salomon August Andree, who made the first failed attempt to reach the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon in 1897, and of American journalist Walter Wellman who organized and led three unsuccessful air expeditions from 1907 to 1909.
By Airship to the North Pole chronicles the adventures of Swedish engineer Salomon August Andree, who made the first failed attempt to reach the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon in 1897, and of American journalist Walter Wellman who organized and led three unsuccessful air expeditions from 1907 to 1909.