The coldest crucible
Subtitle: Arctic exploration and American culture
By: Michael F. Robinson.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Explorers -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Scientists -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Science -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- American.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Building an Arctic tradition; title: A man of science and humanity : Elisha Kent Kane; title: An Arctic divided : Isaac Hayes and Charles Hall; title: Dying like men : Adolphus Greely; title: The new machines : Walter Wellman and Robert Peary; title: Savage campaigns : Robert Peary and Frederick Cook.