An edition of The ice balloon (2011)
The ice balloon
S.A. Andrée and the heroic age of arctic exploration
By Alec Wilkinson,John Pruden
Publish Date
2011
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Language
eng
Pages
239
Description:
Documents the dramatic 1897 flight of a visionary Swedish explorer who attempted to discover the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon, describing the formidable environmental conditions that challenged his efforts.
subjects: Balloon ascensions, Explorers, Biography, Discovery and exploration, Exploration, Balloons, Balloon ascensions--Arctic regions, Arctic regions, discovery and exploration, Swedish, History, Discoveries in geography, Swedish Discovery and exploration, Geography, New York Times reviewed, Andree, salomon august, 1854-1897, Polar regions, discovery and exploration
People: Salomon August Andrée (1854-1897), Salomon August Andrée
Places: Sweden, Arctic regions, Polar regions