R. E. Peary - S. L. Berens - John E. Read:

The "Fram" Expedition, Nansen in the Frozen World.

Preceded by a biography of the great explorer and copious extracts from Nansen's First Crossing of Greenland; also an account by Elvind Astrup of life among people near the pole, and his journey across northern Greenland with Lieut. R. E. Peary, U.S.N.

Arranged and edited by S. L. Berens, Cand. Ph.D.

Followed by a brief history of the principal earlier arctic explorations from the Ninth Century to the Peary Expedition, including those of Cabot, Frobisher, Bering, Sir John Franklin, Kane, Hayes, Hall, Nordenskjold, Nareds, Schwatka, DeLong, Greely, and others; by John E. Read, Assistant Editor of the "Columbian Cyclopedia".

Profusely Illustrated.

Frontispiece: Dr. Fridtjof Nansen.

A. J. Holman & Co., Philadelphia 1897. 8vo. viii + 560 s. Orig. dekorert helsjirtingbd.

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