My Life as an Explorer (Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration) - Softcover

Amundsen, Roald

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108071430 ISBN 13: 9781108071437

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Prior to his disappearance in the Arctic during an airborne rescue mission, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872–1928) had reflected in writing on his extraordinary career. First published in 1927 and reissued here in the English translation of that year, his autobiography discusses in straightforward style the numerous difficulties of his many expeditions, ranging from problems of finance and planning through to dealing with life-threatening danger and inevitable controversy. Generously acknowledging an 'old gentleman in Grimsby' for providing materials that helped him plan the first navigation of the North-West Passage, Amundsen credits painstaking preparation as the cornerstone of his success, especially in the conquest of the South Pole. His fuller accounts of these two expeditions are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Frank and focused like its author, the present work will reveal to readers the outlook and approach of a remarkable figure in the history of polar exploration.

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Book Description

This 1927 autobiography, in English translation, traces the career of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), the first man to traverse the North-West Passage and to reach the South Pole. In a straightforward style, Amundsen discusses the many difficulties of an expedition, from finance and planning to dealing with danger and controversy.

About the Author

Roald Amundsen is perhaps the most famous of the Edwardian explorers after Shackleton and Scott. He was the first man to sail the North-West Passage and the first to reach the South Pole. He flew over the North Pole in a dirigible and disappeared while searching for his friend, Nobile, who had flown to the Pole in 1928 and whose airship Italia had crashed on the way back. First published in 1927, Amundsen's classic tale of adventure has been out of print for many years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1108071430
• ISBN 13: 9781108071437
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 298