The ice balloon : one man's dramatic attempt to discover the North Pole by balloon
Wilkinson, Alec, 1952-2012
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In 1897 S.A. Andrée set off in a balloon to discover the North Pole, one of the last unmapped places on Earth. The world watched as he ascended above the Arctic. Then he vanished, the first person to disappear into the air.
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London : Fourth Estate, 2012.
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239 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
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Originally published: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780007445882 (hbk)0007445881 (hbk)9780007460045 (ePub ebook)000746004X (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
910.9'113
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English
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BRN:
142703