Download or read book Ninety Degrees North written by Fergus Fleming and published by London : Granta Books. This book was released on 2001 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-19th century, the North Pole was a mystery. Explorers who tried to penetrate the icy wastes failed or died. After Sir John Franklin disappeared with all his men in 1845, serious efforts began to be made to find the true Northernmost point. This is a vivid and witty history of the disasters that ensued.