Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



After the North Pole : a story of survival, mythmaking, and melting ice / Erling Kagge ; translated by Kari Dickson.

Kagge, Erling (author). Dickson, Kari (translator).

Summary:

A memoir from the Norwegian explorer recounts his 58-day ski journey to the North Pole, offering a gripping adventure story and a deep reflection on nature, human resilience and the profound significance of this remote region.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063421783
  • ISBN: 006342178X
  • Physical Description: 346 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First HarperOne hardcover [edition].
  • Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2025.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Map on lining papers.
Originally published as "NORDPOLEN Natur, myter, eventyrlyst og smeltende is" in Norway in 2024 by Kagge Forlag.
A similar edition of this book will be published by Penguin Random House in the UK as "North Pole: The History of an Obession".
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343).
Formatted Contents Note:
The four north poles -- A revolution in perception -- The power of the unknown -- The race to reach the North Pole --Theory and reality -- The heroic era -- The mechanical age -- When the dream of the north pole was realized -- Afterword: Ice, fathers and the future.
Language Note:
Translated from Norwegian.
Subject: Kagge, Erling.
Survival > North Pole.
Skis and skiing > North Pole.
Arctic regions > Description and travel.
Genre: Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Informational works.

Available copies

  • 8 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 10 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Statesville Main Library 910.91632 KAG (Text) 33114018900761 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Braswell Memorial Main Library 910.911 Kag (Text) 37807000059080 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Cliffdale Library 910.9163 KAG (Text) 31781069064978 Adult Nonfiction Available -
G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library 910.916 KAG (Text) 31420621493736 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Goldsboro Library 919.804 KAG (Text) 900005000278383 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch 910.9163 K (Text) 33258009872669 Adult New Nonfiction Checked out 05/08/2025
Hope Mills Library 910.9163 KAG (Text) 31781069064960 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Morganton Public Library 910.9163 KAG (Text) 33557004703385 Adult New Nonfiction Available -
Pack Memorial Library 910.91632 KAG (Text) 0020660446558 Adult New Nonfiction Checked out 05/03/2025
Southwest Brunswick Library 910.916 KAG (Text) 31427000664449 Adult New Nonfiction Available -

Loading Recommendations...

LDR 01861cam a22003975i 4500
00114723983
003CARDINAL
00520250214061110.0
008250130t20252024nyuab e b 000 0deng d
010 . ‡abl2025037219
020 . ‡a9780063421783 ‡q(hardcover)
020 . ‡a006342178X ‡q(hardcover)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)1492386201
040 . ‡aGCmBT ‡beng ‡erda ‡cOQX ‡dOCLCO ‡dLPU ‡dMJ8 ‡dOCLCO ‡dIG# ‡dIUK ‡dUAP
0411 . ‡aeng ‡hnor
043 . ‡ar------
08204. ‡a910.9163/2 ‡223
1001 . ‡aKagge, Erling ‡eauthor ‡0(CARDINAL)350915
24010. ‡aNordpolen natur, myter, eventyrlyst og smeltende is. ‡lEnglish
24510. ‡aAfter the North Pole : ‡ba story of survival, mythmaking, and melting ice / ‡cErling Kagge ; translated by Kari Dickson.
250 . ‡aFirst HarperOne hardcover [edition].
264 1. ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bHarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, ‡c2025.
264 4. ‡c©2024
300 . ‡a346 pages : ‡billustrations, map ; ‡c24 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
336 . ‡astill image ‡bsti ‡2rdacontent
336 . ‡acartographic image ‡bcri ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
500 . ‡aMap on lining papers.
500 . ‡aOriginally published as "NORDPOLEN Natur, myter, eventyrlyst og smeltende is" in Norway in 2024 by Kagge Forlag.
500 . ‡aA similar edition of this book will be published by Penguin Random House in the UK as "North Pole: The History of an Obession".
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 325-343).
5050 . ‡aThe four north poles -- A revolution in perception -- The power of the unknown -- The race to reach the North Pole --Theory and reality -- The heroic era -- The mechanical age -- When the dream of the north pole was realized -- Afterword: Ice, fathers and the future.
520 . ‡aA memoir from the Norwegian explorer recounts his 58-day ski journey to the North Pole, offering a gripping adventure story and a deep reflection on nature, human resilience and the profound significance of this remote region.
546 . ‡aTranslated from Norwegian.
60010. ‡aKagge, Erling. ‡0(CARDINAL)350915
650 0. ‡aSurvival ‡zNorth Pole.
650 0. ‡aSkis and skiing ‡zNorth Pole.
651 0. ‡aArctic regions ‡xDescription and travel. ‡0(CARDINAL)324837
655 7. ‡aAutobiographies. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)334997
655 7. ‡aBiographies. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)326681
655 7. ‡aInformational works. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)351103
7001 . ‡aDickson, Kari ‡etranslator ‡0(CARDINAL)478187
901 . ‡a14723983 ‡bOCoLC ‡c14723983 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc