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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)

Adventure History Non-Fiction Travel
History Voyage Expedition Exploration Geography Survival Navigation Seafaring Arctic North West Passage Magnetic North Pole Gjöa

Roald Amundsen's 'North West Passage' is a firsthand account of his 1903-1907 expedition aboard the Gjöa, documenting the challenges and triumphs of the first successful transit of the Northwest Passage. The book delves into the harsh realities of ar...

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

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

History Non-Fiction
Adventure Exploration Anthropology Survival Hardship Navigation Seafaring Arctic Ice Endurance Northwest Passage Exploration of North America

Roald Amundsen's The Northwest Passage is a gripping and inspiring account of the first complete passage across the top of the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Led by the legendary Norwegian explorer, the expedition set out...