| Description |
xvi, 428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Adult Brodart. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-410) and index. |
| Contents |
Map: Routes of the Italia and rescue efforts -- Introduction: Once upon a time in the North -- Prologue: The Arctic Ocean, May 25, 1928 -- "You are supposed to be dead" -- "There is no room for Prima Donnas in the Italian Air Force" -- "Do you know where Amundsen is?" -- "She would be there to inform on us" -- "The most sensational sporting event in human history" -- "Let him go, for he cannot possibly come back to bother us anymore" -- "We are quite aware that our venture is difficult and dangerous . . . but it is this very difficulty and danger which attracts us" -- "God Save Us!" -- "We will die when God has decided" -- "Do you as you like, but I am going looking for Nobile" -- "Woman joins search for Amundsen" -- "Don't let him eat me!" -- "Down with Nobile! Death to Nobile!" -- "This is real exploring despite the luxury" -- Epilogue: The Kremlin, Moscow, 1933. |
| Summary |
"The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Adult Brodart. |
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Adult Brodart. |
| Subject |
Nobile, Umberto, 1885-1978 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
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Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 -- Travel -- Arctic regions.
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Italia (Airship)
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Search and rescue operations -- Arctic regions -- History -- 20th century.
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Survival at sea.
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Fascism.
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Airships -- Accidents -- Arctic regions.
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Explorers -- Aviation disasters.
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Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.
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| Added Title |
N-Four down |
| ISBN |
9780062851529 (Hardcover) |
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0062851527 (Hardcover) |
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9780062851536 (Trade Paperback) |
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0062851535 (Trade Paperback) |
| Standard No. |
40030709522 |
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