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Henri Lachambre, Alexis Machuron
Andrée and His Balloon
Published by Good Press, 2021
EAN 4066338086549
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Andrée
SALOMON AUGUSTE ANDRÉE.
Introduction
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On the afternoon of Sunday, the 11th of July, 1897, the balloon Ornen left the port of Virgo, Spitzbergen, carrying in its car Messrs. Andrée, Strindberg, and Fraenkel, the bold explorers, starting for the conquest of the North Pole.
All the papers of the day were immediately filled with discussions in various strains, pessimistic or favourable comments and prognostications, articles full of hope or criticism,—each, in short, looking upon this extraordinary expedition from its own point of view.
The first part of this bold enterprise is accomplished, and now we are confronted with the terrible question: Where are they?