03398nam 2200673 450 991052538320332120200520144314.01-60223-224-5(CKB)3710000000412001(EBL)2046417(SSID)ssj0001482060(PQKBManifestationID)12627626(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482060(PQKBWorkID)11508105(PQKB)11489000(MiAaPQ)EBC2046417(Au-PeEL)EBL2046417(CaPaEBR)ebr11054910(OCoLC)880401236(EXLCZ)99371000000041200120150530h20142014 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrHarnessed to the Pole sledge dogs in service to American explorers of the Arctic, 1853-1909 /Sheila NickersonFairbanks, Alaska :University of Alaska Press,2014.©20141 online resource (329 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60223-223-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; 1. Jules Verne; 2. Sir John Franklin; 3. What Was the Greenland Dog?; 4. Sledge or Sled?; 5. Toodla and Whitey; 6. Henry Bergh; 7. Oosisoak and Arkadik; 8. Disease and Diet; 9. Dogs and Driver: The Essential Team; 10. Seeking Companionship: When Dogs Were Not Available; 11. Barbekark; 12. Dogs as Showmen; 13. Wolf, Smarty, Bear, Shoemaker, Tiger; 14. Tommy the Cat and the Lemmings; 15. Bear, Spike, and the Nameless Prisoners; 16. Toekelegeto, Ublubliaq, Miqijuk; 17. The Importance of Naming; 18. Kasmatka, Snoozer, Bingo, Snuffy, Tom, Jack, Wolf; 19. The Polar Bear20. Gypsy, Old Sneak, Ritenbenk, Disco King 21. The Nameless; 22. Heart-hungers; 23. Nalegaksoah; 24. Commemoration; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn the second half of the nineteenth century, an epic race was underway in some of the most brutal stretches on the planet. Explorers from around the world hoped to stake their claim on the Arctic, with the North Pole being the ultimate prize. Those with the greatest success found that the fastest way to travel was on four legs-using a team of hardworking sledge dogs.Harnessed to the Pole follows the adventures of eight American explorers and their dog teams, starting with Elisha Kent Kane and ending with Robert Peary, controversial claimant of the title of first to reach the North Pole. WhileSled dogsArctic regionsHistorySled dogsArctic regionsBiographyDogsleddingArctic regionsHistorySled dogsUnited StatesBiographyExplorersUnited StatesHistoryExplorersArctic regionsHistoryArctic regionsDiscovery and explorationAmericanElectronic books.Sled dogsHistory.Sled dogsDogsleddingHistory.Sled dogsExplorersHistory.ExplorersHistory.636.73Nickerson Sheila B.1183025MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910525383203321Harnessed to the Pole2744467UNINA