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Last Viking

Stephen Bown

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      The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries- the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North Pole- remained blank spots on the globe. Within twenty years Roald Amundsen would claim all four prizes. Renowned for his determination and technical skills, both feared and beloved by his men, Amundsen is a legend of the heroic age of exploration, which shortly thereafter would be tamed by technology, commerce, and publicity. Féted in his lifetime as an international celebrity, pursued by women and creditors, he died in the Arctic on a rescue mission for an inept rival explorer.Stephen R. Bown has unearthed archival material to give Amundsen's life the grim immediacy of Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World , the exciting detail of The Endurance , and the suspense of a Jon Krakauer tale. The Last Viking is both a thrilling literary biography and a cracking good story.
      CONTRIBUTORS: Stephen Bown EAN: 9780306822667 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 482 g HEIGHT: 226 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Hachette Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-10-22 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

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      Norway, Arctic regions, Antarctica, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Biography: historical, political and military, European history, Expeditions: popular accounts

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      Stephen R. Bown is author of The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen and White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic, which won the Williams Mills Award for the best book on the Arctic in 2016. His award-winning books, including Scurvy and Madness, Betrayal, and the Lash, have led to a reputation as "Canada's Simon Winchester."

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      The Last Viking unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries- the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North Pole- remained blank spots on the globe. Within twenty years Roald Amundsen would claim all four prizes. Renowned for his determination and technical skills, both feared and beloved by his men, Amundsen is a legend of the heroic age of exploration, which shortly thereafter would be tamed by technology, commerce, and publicity. Féted in his lifetime as an international celebrity, pursued by women and creditors, he died in the Arctic on a rescue mission for an inept rival explorer.Stephen R. Bown has unearthed archival material to give Amundsen's life the grim immediacy of Apsley Cherry-Garrard's The Worst Journey in the World , the exciting detail of The Endurance , and the suspense of a Jon Krakauer tale. The Last Viking is both a thrilling literary biography and a cracking good story.
      CONTRIBUTORS: Stephen Bown EAN: 9780306822667 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 482 g HEIGHT: 226 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Hachette Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2013-10-22 CITY: GENRE: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Adventurers & Explorers WIDTH: 154 cm SPINE:

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      Norway, Arctic regions, Antarctica, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Biography: historical, political and military, European history, Expeditions: popular accounts

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      Stephen R. Bown is author of The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen and White Eskimo: Knud Rasmussen's Fearless Journey into the Heart of the Arctic, which won the Williams Mills Award for the best book on the Arctic in 2016. His award-winning books, including Scurvy and Madness, Betrayal, and the Lash, have led to a reputation as "Canada's Simon Winchester."

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