The second volume of Fridtjof Nansen’s account of the Fram expedition (1893–1896), a classic Arctic travel narrative. It follows Nansen and Hjalmar Johansen as they leave the ship for a sledge and kayak journey, while an appendix records Otto Sverdrup’s report on the Fram’s drift. It offers a firsthand story of polar endurance, observation, and uncertainty.
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Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship “Fram” 1893–96 and of a Fifteen Months’ Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen
By Dr. Fridtjof Nansen With an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup Captain of the Fram About 120 Full-page and Numerous Text Illustrations 16 Colored Plates in Facsimile from Dr. Nansen’s Own Sketches, Etched Portrait, and Photogravures In two volumes Vol. II. New York and London Harper & Brothers Publishers Sailing Kayaks
Sailing Kayaks
Copyright, 1897, by Harper & Brothers.
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Contents of Vol. II.
Chap. Page
I. We Prepare for the Sledge Expedition 1
II. The New Year, 1895 41
III. We Make a Start 90
IV. We Say Good-bye to the “Fram” 132
V. A Hard Struggle 157
VI. By Sledge and Kayak 236
VII. Land at Last 308
VIII. The New Year, 1896 454
IX. The Journey Southward 487
Appendix
Report of Captain Otto Sverdrup on the Drifting of the “Fram” from
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