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Lifetime: 1872 - 1928 Passed: ≈ 96 years ago

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Roald Amundsen

Books by Roald Amundsen

South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12 Cover image

South Pole; an account of the Norwegian Antarctic expedition in the Fram, 1910-12

Adventure History Non-Fiction Biography
History Adventure Biography Expedition Exploration Race Geography Science Survival Antarctica Victory Arctic South Pole Amundsen Fram Norwegian Dogsled Skiing Polar Scott

In contrast to Scott's South Pole expedition, Amundsen's expedition benefited from good equipment, appropriate clothing, and a fundamentally different primary task (Amundsen did no surveying on his route south and is known to have taken only two phot...

North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume I) Cover image

North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume I)

Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers tackle the North West Passage in search of the elusive wandering magnetic North Pole. (Summary by Steve Seitel)

North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume II) Cover image

North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume II)

Volume II of Roald Amundsen's The Northwest Passage. Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers in the tiny sloop Gjöa are the first to make the complete passage across the top of the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. With a Sup...