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Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918 : a story of exploration, science and sovereignty / Stuart E. Jenness.
Penn Museum Library G670 1913 .J46 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Jenness, Stuart E. (Stuart Edward), 1925-
- Series:
- Mercury series
- Mercury series. History paper ; 56.
- History paper ; 56
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918).
- Canadian Arctic Expedition.
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.
- Stefansson, Vilhjalmur.
- Anderson, Rudolph Martin, 1876-1961.
- Anderson, Rudolph Martin.
- Explorers--Arctic regions--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Scientific expeditions--Arctic regions--History.
- Scientific expeditions.
- Discoveries in geography.
- History.
- Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Canadian.
- Arctic regions.
- Discoveries in geography--Canadian.
- Arctic Regions.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 415 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- [Gatineau, Québec] : Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2011.
- Summary:
- "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 Anderson. The volume details the expedition's successes and tragedies, including the discovery of islands never before mapped and the sinking of the flagship Karluk."--pub. desc.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-387) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Professor Elisabeth J. Tooker Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780660199719
- 0660199718
- OCLC:
- 682897012
- Online:
- Publisher description
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