LEADER 00000cam a2200817Ka 4500 001 ocn692204526 003 OCoLC 005 20160527041232.6 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 101213s2006 iluab ob 001 0 eng d 020 9780226721873|q(electronic book) 020 0226721876|q(electronic book) 020 |z0226721841 020 |z9780226721842 035 (OCoLC)692204526 040 N$T|beng|epn|cN$T|dEBLCP|dE7B|dOCLCQ|dMHW|dOCLCQ|dREDDC |dOCLCQ|dDEBSZ|dOCLCF|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO|dYDXCP|dOCLCQ 043 r------|an-us--- 049 RIDW 050 4 G630.A5|bR63 2006eb 072 7 TRV|x016000|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x034000|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x033000|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x026020|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x018000|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x021000|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x031000|2bisacsh 072 7 TRV|x001000|2bisacsh 082 04 910/.9163/2|222 090 G630.A5|bR63 2006eb 100 1 Robinson, Michael F.|q(Michael Frederick),|d1966-|0https:/ /id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005060594 245 14 The coldest crucible :|bArctic exploration and American culture /|cMichael F. Robinson. 264 1 Chicago :|bUniversity of Chicago Press,|c2006. 300 1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) :|billustrations, map 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 377 7 |lAmericans language|2lcsh 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-197) and index. 505 0 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. 520 In the late 1800s, "Arctic Fever" swept across the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to the Arctic to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. Few of these missions were successful, and many men lost their lives en route. Yet failure did little to dampen the enthusiasm of new explorers or the crowds at home that cheered them on. Arctic exploration, Michael F. Robinson argues, was an activity that unfolded in America as much as it did in the wintry hinterland. Paying particular attention to the perils facing explorers at home, The Coldest Crucibl. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 648 7 19th century|2fast 648 7 Geschichte 1800-1900|2swd 648 7 1800 - 1899|2fast 650 0 Explorers|zUnited States|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh91004412|xHistory|y19th century.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 650 0 Scientists|zUnited States|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85118700|xHistory|y19th century.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 650 0 Science|zUnited States|xHistory|0https://id.loc.gov/ authorities/subjects/sh2008111355|y19th century.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012475 650 7 Discoveries in geography.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/894950 650 7 Explorers.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/918556 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 650 7 Scientists.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1108895 650 7 Science.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1108176 651 0 Arctic regions|xDiscovery and exploration|xAmerican. |0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006959 651 7 Arctic Regions.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/ 1240227 651 7 United States.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204155 655 0 Electronic books|xHistory. 655 4 Electronic books. 655 4 Electronic books|xHistory. 655 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 776 08 |iPrint version:|aRobinson, Michael F. (Michael Frederick), 1966-|tColdest crucible.|dChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006|z0226721841|w(DLC) 2005023250 |w(OCoLC)61285549 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=348228|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20160616|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic|lridw 994 92|bRID