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Norway Explorer
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Author : Andrea Pistolesi
language : en
Publisher: PadPlaces
Release Date : 2020-04-29
Norway Explorer written by Andrea Pistolesi and has been published by PadPlaces this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-29 with Travel categories.
Eight ideas for one or more ideal trips to Norway compiled and illustrated by highly experienced journalist and photographer. For those who do not yet know the natural, historical, artistic and cultural beauties of Norway and want to decide where and how to start their own exploration. But also for those who have already visited part of the country and are looking for new itineraries that have a rich variety of interests and ease of organization. This is not intended to be a travel guide but a source of inspiration to choose which regions and which roads are closest to your expectations. Norway is a country that changes every time depending on the climate and light, in summer as in winter, so everyone will make his discoveries. Have a good trip!
Nansen
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Author : Roland Huntford
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-08-23
Nansen written by Roland Huntford and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Behind the great polar explorers of the early twentieth century - Amundsen, Shackleton, Scott in the South and Peary in the North - looms the spirit of Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930), the mentor of them all. He was the father of modern polar exploration, the last act of territorial discovery before the leap into space began. Nansen was a prime illustration of Carlyle's dictum that 'the history of the world is but the biography of great men'. He was not merely a pioneer in the wildly diverse fields of oceanography and skiing, but one of the founders of neurology. A restless, unquiet Faustian spirit, Nansen was a Renaissance Man born out of his time into the new Norway of Ibsen and Grieg. He was an artist and historian, a diplomat who had dealings with Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin, and played a part in the Versailles Peace Conference, where he helped the Americans in their efforts to contain the Bolsheviks. He also undertook famine relief in Russia. Finally, working for the League of Nations as both High Commissioner for Refugees and High Commissioner for the Repatriation of Prisoners of War, he became the first of the modern media-conscious international civil servants.
Norwegian Maritime Explorers And Expeditions Over The Past Thousand Years
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Author : Øystein Johansen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Norwegian Maritime Explorers And Expeditions Over The Past Thousand Years written by Øystein Johansen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with America categories.
"Norwegian maritime explorers and expeditions take you on the greatest journeys of discovery over a thousand years. Throughout Norwegian history, the sea has been the most important highway used by Norwegians in their travels along our almost 2000-kilometre-long coast or to more distant destinations. Some explorers set off in search of new territories for commercial reasons, like Viking Ottar around the year 890 A.D. and Leif Eiriksson in 999 A.D., Jens Munk in 1619 or Carl Anton Larsen and Otto Sverdrup in the twentieth century. Others, like Fridtjof Nansen and Road Amundsen, had a burning desire to explore new countries and realize personal ambitions, or, like Thor Heyerdahl, they have wanted to prove a theory about ancient vessels and their ability to cross oceans. All these explorers have one key characteristic in common: they look upon the sea as a natural element to be mastered, but not conquered. They conducted their expeditions on nature's own terms, in spite of the risks involved. The chapters of this book tell stories of daring courage, stubborn endurance and scientific curiosity, and the drama and tension derive not only from the explorers' struggle with the forces of nature but also from the outstanding personalities of the men who made these journeys..." -- Publisher's description
Norway
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Author : Deborah Kopka
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Release Date : 2017-08-01
Norway written by Deborah Kopka and has been published by Lerner Publications ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Pack your bags! We’re headed to Norway. On this whirl-wind tour, you’ll learn all about the country’s landscape, culture, people, and more. We’ll explore Norway’s beautiful cities, snowy landscapes, thick forests, and fascinating fjords. We’ll also find out what kind of foods people eat and learn about syttende mai, the Norwegian independence celebration. A special section introduces Norway’s capital, language, population, and flag. Hop on board and take a fun-filled look at your world.
Roald Amundsen
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Author : Tor Bomann-Larsen
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-08-31
Roald Amundsen written by Tor Bomann-Larsen and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with History categories.
On 14 December 1911, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first human beings to reach the South Pole, just over a month before Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova expedition. He had already led the first expedition to traverse the North West Passage, and would go on to lead the first successful attempt to cross the Arctic by air (perhaps even becoming the first to reach the North Pole, according to some interpretations). Yet his personal life was messy to say the least, with a string of mistresses, including Eskimo girls he brought back to Norway, and a poisonous relationship with his brother. He disappeared in 1928 while taking part in an airborne rescue mission in the Arctic; his body was never found. Tor Bomann-Larsen's account of his life is the only full biography of Amundsen to be published in English.
Ice Ship
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Author : Charles W. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: ForeEdge from University Press of New England
Release Date : 2014-10-07
Ice Ship written by Charles W. Johnson and has been published by ForeEdge from University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with History categories.
In the golden age of polar exploration (from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s), many an expedition set out to answer the big questionÑwas the Arctic a continent, an open ocean beyond a barrier of ice, or an ocean covered with ice? No one knew, for the ice had kept its secret well; ships trying to penetrate it all failed, often catastrophically. NorwayÕs charismatic scientist-explorer Fridtjof Nansen, convinced that it was a frozen ocean, intended to prove it in a novel if risky way: by building a ship capable of withstanding the ice, joining others on an expedition, then drifting wherever it took them, on a relentless one-way journey into discovery and fame . . . or oblivion. Ice Ship is the story of that extraordinary ship, the Fram, from conception to construction, through twenty years of three epic expeditions, to its final resting place as a museum. It is also the story of the extraordinary men who steered the Fram over the course of 84,000 miles: on a three-year, ice-bound drift, finding out what the Arctic really was; in a remarkable four-year exploration of unmapped lands in the vast Canadian Arctic; and on a twoÐyear voyage to Antarctica, where another famous Norwegian explorer, Roald Amundsen, claimed the South Pole. Ice Ship will appeal to all those fascinated with polar exploration, maritime adventure, and wooden ships, and will captivate readers of such books as The Endurance, In the Heart of the Sea, and The Last Place on Earth. With more than 100 original photographs, the book brings the Fram to life and light.
My Life As An Explorer
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Author : Roald Amundsen
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-04-17
My Life As An Explorer written by Roald Amundsen and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The 1927 autobiography, in English translation, of the first man to traverse the North-West Passage and to reach the South Pole.
Nansen
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Author : Anna Gertrude Hall
language : en
Publisher: New York : Viking Press
Release Date : 1940
Nansen written by Anna Gertrude Hall and has been published by New York : Viking Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1940 with Arctic regions categories.
Biography of arctic explorer. Suitable grades 7 and up.
Farthest North
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Author : Fridjtof Nansen
language : en
Publisher: Modern Library
Release Date : 2000-05-12
Farthest North written by Fridjtof Nansen and has been published by Modern Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1893 Nansen set sail in the Fram, a ship specially designed and built to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel with the sea's drift closer to the North Pole than anyone had ever gone before. Experts said such a ship couldn't be built and that the voyage was tantamount to suicide. This brilliant first-person account, originally published in 1897, marks the beginning of the modern age of exploration. Nansen vividly describes the dangerous voyage and his 15-month-long dash to the North Pole by sledge. An unforgettable tale and a must-read for any armchair explorer.
Leif Eriksson
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Author : Cynthia Amoroso
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Leif Eriksson written by Cynthia Amoroso and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
World Bank Discussion Paper No. 281. This study examines the best practices of eight OECD countries--Canada, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States--in designing national policies and programs to accelerate the effective use of information technology in support of industrial competitiveness. New technologies in computing, communications, and multimedia are changing the competitive advantage of industries, services, and entire economies. Enterprises must therefore increase their technological development and education through government assistance. The emerging experience is rich and diverse. The study draws on the tacit knowledge of the designers and implementors of national policies and programs to establish key rules-of-thumb for future programs. The authors outline broad directions for adapting these practices to the conditions of developing countries.