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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 lit...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robinson, Michael F. (Michael Frederick), 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Temas:
1800-1899
Geschichte 1800-1900.
Explorers > United States > History > 19th century.
Scientists > United States > History > 19th century.
Science > United States > History > 19th century.
Explorateurs > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Scientifiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Sciences > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
TRAVEL > Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL > Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL > Budget.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
TRAVEL > Parks & Campgrounds.
TRAVEL > Reference.
TRAVEL > Road Travel.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Adventure.
Discoveries in geography > American
Explorers
Science
Scientists
Expedition
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > American.
Arctic regions.
Arctique.
Arctique > Découverte et exploration américaines.
Arctic Regions
United States
Arktis
USA
History
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505 0 |a 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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