Ninety degrees North : the quest for the North Pole / Fergus Fleming.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fleming, Fergus, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Pole--Discovery and exploration.

North Pole.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration.

Arctic regions.

Arctic Regions.

Discoveries in geography.

Physical Description:

xxi, 470 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Other Title:

90 degrees North

Place of Publication:

New York : Grove Press, 2001.

Summary:

The acclaimed author of "BarrowUs Boys" and "Killing Dragons" relates the epic story of the men who stopped at nothing to unravel the mysteries of the North Pole. In scintillating detail he tells of the wing governments and fantastic eccentrics who, despite their heroic failures, often achieved massive celebrity as they battled to reach the top of the world. photos.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [454]-457) and index.

ISBN:

0802117252

OCLC:

49383878