The last Viking : the life of Roald Amundsen conqueror of the South pole /: the life of Roald Amundsen conqueror of the South pole. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Bown.
• Other Names: Bown, Stephen R
• Contents: Pt. ONE WEST -- 1. The Boy from the Mountain Kingdom -- 2. Polar Apprentice -- 3. An Extraordinary Plan -- 4. Where Franklin Died -- 5. An Education at Gjoahavn -- pt. TWO SOUTH -- 6."I Resolved Upon a Coup" -- 7. The Napoleon of the Poles -- 8. Dogs and Skis -- 9.A Featureless Expanse of Snow -- pt. THREE EAST -- 10.A Hero Returns -- 11.A New Battlefield -- 12. The Frozen Reaches of Tartary -- pt. FOUR NORTH -- 13. Grounded Dreams -- 14. The Arctic Phoenix -- 15. The Dirigible and the Fascist -- 16.A Massed Attack on the Polar Regions -- pt. FIVE LOST -- 17. No More Poles to Conquer.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Aurum
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (400 pages)
• Subjects: 919.8904092; Explorers -- Norway -- Biography; Discoveries in geography -- Norwegian; Explorers; Polar regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Norwegian; Norway; Polar regions; Biographies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781781310847
• Related ISBNs: 178131084X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.