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

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

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Jenness, Stuart E. (Stuart Edward), 1925-
Imprint:[Gatineau, Québec] : Canadian Museum of Civilization, 2011.
Description:xxiv, 415 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Mercury series
History paper ; 56
Mercury series.
Mercury series. History paper ; 56.
Subject:
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, -- 1879-1962.
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, -- 1876-
Anderson, Rudolph Martin, -- 1876-1961
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, -- 1879-1962.
Canadian Arctic Expedition -- (1913-1918)
Canadian Arctic Expedition.
Explorers -- Arctic regions -- Biography.
Scientific expeditions -- Arctic regions -- History.
Discovery and exploration, Canadian.
Explorers.
Scientific expeditions.
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Canadian.
Arctic Regions.
Biography.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8444402
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Other authors / contributors:Canadian Museum of Civilization.
ISBN:9780660199719
0660199718
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-387) and index.
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.
Govt.docs classification:NM24-28/2011E

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