Across the Top of the World: To the North Pole by Sled, Balloon, Airplane and Nuclear Icebreaker - Softcover
A chronicle of the history of polar exploration describes the 1991 expedition of a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker across the polar ice cap and discusses previous expeditions to the North Pole and the explorers who took part. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.
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About the Author:
David E. Fisher is currently professor of cosmochemistry at the University of Miami as well as director of the environmental sciences program. He also teaches graduate and honors students in the School of International Studies.
From Publishers Weekly:
Only July 27, 1991, the Sovetskiyok/gs Soyuz , a Russian nuclear-powered ship, sailed from Murmansk on a three-week luxury cruise across the polar ice cap. Fisher ( Fire and Ice ), a nuclear physicist from the University of Miami, was among the passengers. Into this engaging day-by-day account of the voyage, he deftly intersperses stories of earlier expeditions in search of the Pole--those of Hansen, Andree, Peary, Cook, Byrd and others. To Fisher, the cruise was of scientific interest; to most of his fellow-passengers, it was simply an exciting trip to nowhere, with the thrill of danger. Fisher found his cabin too hot, the menus elaborate, the food awful. The early explorers experienced life-threatening situations daily; the cruise passengers enjoyed champagne-and-vodka parties on the ice. The voyage ended at Provideniya, easternmost city in Siberia. Fisher gives a vivid portrait of the extensive pollution there. Photos not seen by PW.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherBantam Books
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0788152866
- ISBN 13 9780788152863
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages305
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