196円 Example in this ebook   CHAPTER I Some Preliminary Events "After me cometh a builder. Tell him I, too, have known."Kipling.It is an awful thing to be told that one has made history, or done something historic. Such an accusation implies the duty of living up to other people's expectations; and me...

450円 Die Eroberung des Südpol: Wer würde als erstes dieses Ziel erreichen? Robert Falcon Scott oder Roald Amundsen? Das war die Frage in den Jahren 1911 und 1912. Diese beiden Polarforscher lieferten sich ein Wettlauf in der Antarktis. Eigentlich plante Roald Amundsen seit längerer Zei...

2,017円 A LIFE OF EXTREMES is a rare book. It spans Jeff's years as a reporter as he takes us on a fascinating global journey. Both a compelling memoir and gripping travelogue, it is suffused with the sort of compassion, empathy and humanity that only a journalist of McMullen's experience and calibre can...

1,883円 In April 2011, four soldiers - each a veteran of recent conflicts, who suffered devastating injuries in the line of duty - set out on an extraordinary challenge: a two-hundred mile trek, unsupported, to the North Pole. Joined by patron Prince Harry, the charity founders, a polar guide and a film ...

166円 Four Years in the Ice - John Ross Disgraced and dishonored for his report of an imaginary mountain range blocking the most likely access to the North West Passage, in 1829 Ross returned to Canada's frozen archipelago to vindicate his reputation. He rounded the north of Baffin Island and entered w...

166円 "Torngat Sketches" is Sarah Leavitt's contribution to Northwords, a cross-platform project that takes urban Canadian writers to some of the world's most extreme environments. Introduced by award-winning journalist and radio personality Shelagh Rogers, Northwords is a collection of stories written...

166円 "Torngat Mountains, A New Waiver" is Noah Richler's contribution to Northwords, a cross-platform project that takes urban Canadian writers to some of the world’s most extreme environments. Introduced by award-winning journalist and radio personality Shelagh Rogers, Northwords is a collection of s...

2,516円 Lynne Cox, adventurer, swimmer, and bestselling author gives us a full-scale account of the life and expeditions of Roald Amundsen, “the last of the Vikings,” who left his mark on the Heroic Era as one of the most successful polar explorers ever. A powerfully built man more than six feet tall, Am...

785円 Having survived Borneo, Amazonia, and the Congo, the indefatigable Redmond O’Hanlon sets off on his next adventure: his own perfect storm, in the wild waters off the northern tip of Scotland. Equipped with a fancy Nikon, an excessive supply of socks, and no seamanship whatsoever, O’Hanlon joins t...

1,122円 This scarce book was first published in 1908. It is a fascinating account of the Norwegian polar explorer, Amundsen's, exploration of the Northwest Passage. Not only the first person to traverse the Passage, Amundsen was also the first to reach the North and South Poles. A fascinating autobiograp...

3,200円 Erich von Drygalskis Schiff "Gauß" verlässt am 11. August 1901 Kiel und gelangt über Kapstadt und die Kergeulen bis zum Antarktischen Festland. Das Schiff bleibt hier fast ein Jahr im Eis stecken und wird kurzerhand zur Forschungsstation umfunktioniert: Die Reise wird so zu einem wissenschaftlich...

3,200円 Die Expedition bricht auf um die Nordküste Kanadas östlich der Mündung des Coppermine Flusses, zu erforschen. Doch drei Jahre später droht das Unternehmen zu scheitern, die Vorräte werden knapp, man fängt an Flechten, Aas und sogar Schuhe zu verspeisen. Am Ende ihrer Reise sind nur noch elf der z...