The coldest crucible : Arctic exploration and American culture /
Robinson, Michael F.(Michael Frederick),1966-
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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.
Explorers
Scientists
Science