The ice balloon
Subtitle: S.A. Andrée and the heroic age of arctic exploration
By: Alec Wilkinson
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780307594808
Subjects: Balloon ascensions; Explorers; Biography; Discovery and exploration
Description: Documents the dramatic 1897 flight of a visionary Swedish explorer who attempted to discover the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon, describing the formidable environmental conditions that challenged his efforts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-239).