In 1908 Roald Amundsen of Norway planned an expedition to the North Pole. He got scientists to share their equipment, won a grant from the Norwegian Parliament and persuaded many to pour money into the project. He borrowed a schooner called Fram and recruited men willing to risk their lives on a jou
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