Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918 : a story of exploration, science and sovereignty /

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"Impressive in its scope and scholarship, this book presents the first comprehensive and authoritative account of the storied Canadian Arctic Expedition and the personal animosity of its co-leaders: the intrepid explorer/ethnologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the respected scientist Rudolph Ande...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenness, Stuart E. (Stuart Edward), 1925-
Autor Corporativo: Canadian Museum of Civilization
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Gatineau, Québec] : Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2011.
Colección:Mercury series.
Mercury series. History paper ; 56.
Temas:
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, > 1879-1962.
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, > 1876-1961.
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, > 1876-1961
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, > 1879-1962
Canadian Arctic Expedition > (1913-1918)
Expédition arctique canadienne > (1913-1918)
Explorers > Arctic regions > Biography.
Scientific expeditions > Arctic regions > History.
Explorers.
Scientific expeditions > Arctic regions.
Explorateurs.
Expéditions scientifiques > Arctique.
Expéditions scientifiques > Arctique > Histoire.
explorers.
Discoveries in geography > Canadian
Explorers
Scientific expeditions
Arctic regions > Discovery and exploration > Canadian.
Arctique > Découverte et exploration canadiennes.
Arctic Regions
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preparations
  • Victoria and Nome
  • "Goodbye, Stefansson"
  • "Adios, Karluk"
  • Shipwreck Camp to Wrangel Island
  • Captain Bartlett's journey to Alaska
  • Survival on Wrangel Island
  • Rescue
  • Revised exploration plans, 1913-1914
  • The search for "Crocker Land", 1914
  • Banks Island, 1914-1915
  • First discovery of land, 1915
  • Enter the Polar Bear, 1915
  • More discoveries of land, 1916
  • Stefansson's final explorations, 1917
  • Stefansson's skirmish with death, 1917-1918
  • Storkerson's drift on the Arctic ice, 1918
  • Northern Alaska, 1913
  • Northern Alaska to Bernard Harbour, 1914
  • Bernard Harbour, 1915
  • Farewell to the Arctic, 1916
  • Publications and other post-expedition Matters
  • The Stefansson-Dr. Anderson feud
  • Personnel on the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
  • Geographical names and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
  • The collections of the Canadian Arctic Expedition
  • Reports of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918.

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