{"product_id":"farthest-north-the-incredible-three-year-voyage-to-the-frozen-latitudes-of-the-north-9780375754722","title":"Farthest North: The Incredible Three-Year Voyage to the Frozen Latitudes of the North","description":"In 1893, Fridjtof Nansen set sail in the \u003ci\u003eFram\u003c\/i\u003e, a ship specially designed and built to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel with the sea's drift closer to the North Pole than anyone had ever gone before. Experts said such a ship couldn't be built and that the voyage was tantamount to suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This brilliant first-person account, originally published in 1897, marks the beginning of the modern age of exploration. Nansen vividly describes the dangerous voyage and his 15-month-long dash to the North Pole by sledge. \u003ci\u003eFarthest North\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable tale and a must-read for any armchair explorer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFridjtof Nansen\u003c\/b\u003e (1861-1930) was an Arctic explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. Born in Norway in 1861, Nansen studied zoology at the University of Christiania (now Oslo). He led the first expedition to cross the Greenland ice cap in 1888, and in 1893 undertook a new adventure to sail to the New Siberian Islands from Norway. The journey took him and colleague Frederik Hjalmar Johansen farther north than anyone in recorded history, a three-year voyage documented in his 1897 book \u003ci\u003eFarthest North\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1922, Nansen was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts following World War I: heading Norway's delegation to the League of Nations, overseeing the repatriation of war prisoners, advocating for refugees, and many more humanitarian causes. In addition to writing several accounts of his experiences in oceanography, he also wrote books dealing with affairs of the state, including \u003ci\u003eNorway and the Union with Sweden, Russia and Peace, Armenia and the Near East, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThrough the Caucasus to the Volga\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoland Huntford\u003c\/b\u003e is the former Scandinavian correspondent for the London \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the bestselling author of two critically acclaimed biographies of Ernest Shackleton and Fridtjof Nansen as well as the novel \u003ci\u003eSea of Darkness.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Cambridge, England.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668971589906,"sku":"9780375754722","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea921e3b-3565-4e4e-a04e-a33b85e9762d.jpg?v=1733753925","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/farthest-north-the-incredible-three-year-voyage-to-the-frozen-latitudes-of-the-north-9780375754722","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}