Adventure and Other Papers

by Fridtjof Nansen

A collection of three lectures by renowned pacifist, Nansen, including his Nobel Prize acceptance speech of 1922.

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1977

About the author

Fridtjof Nansen (1861-1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

Best known for the Fram expedition, an attempt to reach the North Pole by using the natural drift of the polar ice in the ship Fram, carrying fuel and provisions for twelve men for five years.