Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Formato: Book Autor: Bown, Stephen R. Título: The last Viking : the life of Roald Amundsen / Stephen R. Bown. Editorial, Fecha: Cambridge : Da Capo Press, [2012] ©2012 Descripción: xxii, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm Contenido: 1. West -- The boy from the Mountain Kingdom -- Polar apprentice -- An extraordinary plan -- Where Franklin died -- An education at Gjøahavn -- 2. South -- "I resolved upon a coup" -- The Napoleon of the Poles -- Dogs and skis -- A featureless expanse of snow -- 3. East -- A hero returns -- A new battlefield -- The frozen reaches of Tartary -- 4. North -- Grounded dreams -- The Arctic Phoenix -- The dirigible and the fascist -- A massed attack on the polar regions -- 5. Lost -- No more Poles to conquer -- Epilogue: the end of the Heroic Age. Notas: Includes bibliographical references and index. Temas: Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928. Explorers -- Norway -- Biography. Northwest Passage -- Discovery and exploration -- Norweigian. Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Norweigian. North Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- Norweigian. Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Norweigian. Género: Biography. ISBN: 9780306820670 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0306820676 (hardcover : alk. paper) Disponibilidad en sistema: 3 Reservas vigentes: 0 Hacer solicitud Agregar a Mi lista Compartir Expand All | Collapse All Disponibilidad Syndetics Unbound Ficción/Perfil biográfico Imagen de portada ampliada Reseñas de publicaciones especializadas Resumen Tabla de contenido Pantalla de bibliotecario Displaying 1 of 1
