The coldest crucible : Arctic exploration and American culture / Michael F. Robinson.
The coldest crucible : Arctic exploration and American culture / Michael F. Robinson.
The coldest crucible : Arctic exploration and American culture / Michael F. Robinson.
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Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N910.91632/5
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 206 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Contents
Building an Arctic tradition -- A man of science and humanity : Elisha Kent Kane -- An Arctic divided : Isaac Hayes and Charles Hall -- Dying like men : Adolphus Greely -- The new machines : Walter Wellman and Robert Peary -- Savage campaigns : Robert Peary and Frederick Cook.
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Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2006.
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Summary
"With chronological chapters featuring emblematic Arctic explorers - including Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, and Robert Peary - The Coldest Crucible reveals why the North Pole, a region so geographically removed from America, became an iconic destination for discovery."--BOOK JACKET....
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The coldest crucible : Arctic exploration and American culture / Michael F. Robinson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-197) and index.
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Other version (online)
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N910.91632/5
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74VKvoW3464b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKvoW3464b
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ISBN
9780226721842
0226721841 (cloth : alk. paper)
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910.91632
MMS ID
991021614099702626
