Download or read book The First Crossing of Greenland, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Fridtjof Nansen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The First Crossing of Greenland, Vol. 1 of 2 Thus it will be seen that both by physical train ing and by the habit of scientific research Dr. Nansen is well qualified for the task of exploration; his narrative will show that he is equally skilful in the use of his pen. Upwards of a year ago he married a daughter of the late Professor M. Sars, like his well-known son Professor 0. Sars, an eminent naturalist among many other. Accomplishments, Fru Nansen is probably the most skilful lady snow-shoer in Norway. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.