Books by Fridtjof Nansen
Farthest North
by Fridtjof Nansen
Nansen was an intellectual explorer. It’s interesting how people were able to survive the isolation of three years in the ice.
The First Crossing of Greenland
by Fridtjof Nansen
It was the beginning of modern polar exploration. By the application of technology, and by abandoning any kind of emotion, he demythologised polar exploration
Interviews where books by Fridtjof Nansen were recommended
The best books on Polar Exploration, recommended by Roland Huntford
The Norwegians were masters of polar exploration because they were better prepared and did not glamourize it. Author and journalist Roland Huntford picks the best books on the early history of polar exploration.
