By Anthony Fiala
Commander of the Zeigler-Fiala Polar Expedition; Attempting to reach the North Pole using ponies and dogs.
(North Pole Arctic interest)

1907
First UK Edition
(First USA Edition 1906)

Anthony Fiala (1869 – 1950) was an American explorer. In early life he was engaged in various employments—as lithographic designer, chemist, cartoonist, head of the art and engraving department of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1894–99), and correspondent for that paper while serving as a trooper in the Spanish–American War.

In 1901 and 1902, he accompanied the Baldwin-Ziegler Polar Expedition as photographer. From 1903 to 1905, he was in command of the Ziegler Polar Expedition.

The Ziegler polar expedition of 1903–1905, also known as the Fiala expedition, was a failed attempt to reach the North Pole. The expedition party remained stranded north of the Arctic Circle for two years before being rescued, yet all but one of its members survived.

Binding repaired with new end papers.
Prelims slightly foxed.

195mm x 268mm x 50mm

R3,500