With Nansen in the North by Hjalmar Johansen, H. L. Braekstad - 9781108041508

With Nansen in the NorthA Record of the Fram Expedition in 189396\nAuthor(s): Hjalmar Johansen, H. L. Braekstad\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108041508, 978-1108041508\nSynopsis\nFredrik Hjalmar Johansen [tel] was a Norwegian Polar explorer. He accompanied Nansen on the Fram Expedition of 18936 and took part in a number of explorations of the Svalbard archipelago. He later participated in Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole in [tel], although he was written out of the official history following a bitter dispute with Amundsen. Johansen's account of Nansen's Fram Expedition appeared in Norwegian in 1898, and this English translation was published the following year. It describes Nansen's attempt to drift north in a deliberately ice-bound ship and then ski to the North Pole, and reveals the dangers and challenges faced by the crew during their three-year journey. Although they did no.