By Alexander Wisting:
When Norway first made its mark as a nation of explorers, Otto Sverdrup was Fridtjof Nansen's most important man. As captain of the Fram, he developed skills that made him an independent explorer and polar explorer.
Sverdrup's work spans the entire Norwegian polar golden age, from 1888 to 1930, and his anonymous position in the shadow of Nansen and Amundsen is a historical injustice. Throughout the Norwegian land discoveries and dramatic rescue operations in the Arctic, he saved lives and delivered important research results. But outside the ice, triumph turned to tragedy. After World War II, little has been written about Sverdrup. This new biography is based on a thorough review of first-hand sources from the figures surrounding Otto Sverdrup and the main character himself.
