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To the Arctic: Story of Northern Exploration from Earliest Times to the Present Book
"Who Reached the North Pole First?" A recent article in the New York Times (February 17, 1997) presented new evidence from the journals of Admiral Robert E. Peary and Dr. Frederick A. Cook that sheds light on this long-argued debate. Questioning whether the journal entries are truthful, new theories indicate that neither explorer was first, despite their individual claims. To the Arctic contributes valuable information to this debate in its lively narrative of Arctic exploration from the time of the ancient Greeks to the mid-1940s. Revealing stories of the many men who attempted to map the lands or search for means to live there, Mirsky describes the weather and resources they encountered, the temptations and odds of success, and the role of nationalism and individual character in the many conflicting accounts of Arctic exploration. "Excellent. . . . This is a book which anyone interested in almost any facet of the north will find of value."--William Cody, Canadian Field Naturalist "A book filled with adventure."--Daily News JournalRead More
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- 0226531791
- 9780226531793
- J Mirsky
- 8 January 1998
- Chicago University Press
- Paperback (Book)
- 372
- 2nd Revised edition
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