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First American edition. ------- An account of S.A. Andree's ill-fated 1897 attempt to travel to the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon (called the Eagle). The deaths of Andree and his two companions went unexplained for nearly 50 years. Sundman also uses this story as an opportunity to examine society's thirst for adventurous heroes, and the dangerous feats people attempt in pursuit of that status. --------- Bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Very good. Jacket lightly rubbed & toned. 8vo; 8.5 inches tall; 383 pp. Maps on endpapers.
Title: The Flight of the Eagle
Categories: Other,
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: New York, Pantheon Books: 1970
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Type: Book
Seller ID: 011938
Keywords: Andrée, Salomon August; Arctic regions; Discovery and exploration; European; Fiction; General; Literary Criticism; Scandinavian; Sweden,