TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robinson,Michael F.
TI  - The coldest crucible: Arctic exploration and American culture 
SN  - 9780226721873 (electronic bk.)
AV  - G630.A5 R63 2006eb
U1  - 910/.9163/2 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Explorers
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Scientists
KW  - Science
KW  - Geography
KW  - Explorateurs
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Histoire
KW  - 19e siècle
KW  - Scientifiques
KW  - Sciences
KW  - TRAVEL
KW  - Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Hikes & Walks
KW  - Budget
KW  - Special Interest
KW  - Ecotourism
KW  - Parks & Campgrounds
KW  - Reference
KW  - Road Travel
KW  - Adventure
KW  - Expedition
KW  - swd
KW  - Arctic regions
KW  - Discovery and exploration
KW  - American
KW  - Arctique
KW  - Découverte et exploration américaines
KW  - USA
KW  - Arktis
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-197) and index; 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
N2  - In the late 1800s, "Arctic Fever" swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. Few of these missions were successful, and many men lost their lives en route. Yet failure did little to dampen the enthusiasm of new explorers or the crowds at home that cheered them on. Arctic exploration, Michael F. Robinson argues, was an activity that unfolded in America as much as it did in the wintry hinterland. Paying particular attention to the perils facing explorers at home, The Coldest Crucibl
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