The ice balloon : one man's dramatic attempt to discover the North Pole by balloon /Alec Wilkinson.

"The story of the only person to attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon, and the golden age of Polar Exploration. In August 1930 a Norwegian sloop sailing in the Arctic Ocean moored at a remote island. Here, the crew members found a body leaning against a rock. When they saw a large monogram 'A' on the body's jacket, they realized who the unfortunate adventurer had been: S. A. Andrâee, the Swede who, in 1897, set off to discover the North Pole, one of the last unmapped places on earth."--Provided by the publisher.