03753nam 2200649Ia 450 991080849510332120230912150145.01-282-85785-197866128578500-7735-6762-310.1515/9780773567627(CKB)1000000000522701(SSID)ssj0000284479(PQKBManifestationID)11236724(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284479(PQKBWorkID)10262106(PQKB)10789381(CaPaEBR)407536(CaBNvSL)slc00204584(Au-PeEL)EBL3331705(CaPaEBR)ebr10178354(CaONFJC)MIL285785(OCoLC)923231426(DE-B1597)656906(DE-B1597)9780773567627(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/q5vzx5(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/4/407536(MiAaPQ)EBC3331705(MiAaPQ)EBC3248671(EXLCZ)99100000000052270120790507d1998 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStefansson and the Canadian Arctic[electronic resource] /Richard J. Diubaldo1st paperback ed.Montreal McGill-Queen's University Pressc1998xiv, 274 p. ill., mapBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7735-1815-0 Includes bibliography and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Introduction to the 1998 Reprint -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Arctic Initiation -- The Gold Mines of Victoria Land -- The Building of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- Breakdown -- The Politics of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- The Arctic Empire of Vilhjalmur Stefansson -- The Misadventure of Wrangel Island -- Exit Stefansson -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Recommendations of the Reindeer and Musk-Ox Commission -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexStefansson's contributions to arctic exploration are immense. He discovered some of the world's last major land masses in the Arctic and his hydrographic soundings outlined, for the first time, the continental shelf from Alaska to Prince Patrick Island and revealed the submarine mountains and valleys beneath the Beaufort Sea. While in the Arctic he lived with the Inuit, learning their habits and language, and kept a detailed record of early Inuit society. However, some of Stefansson's deeds, and the motives behind them, garnered less acclaim. In one instance Stefansson was accused of abandoning ship just before the ship was crushed in the ice, a heinous act for the leader of an expedition. On another occasion, following a disastrous expedition to Wrangel Island during which great numbers of the party died, Stefansson was accused of deliberately misleading members of the expedition and lying about the perils that faced them. The affair caused Canada to become embroiled with the United States and the Soviet Union, and many argued that Stefansson was more concerned with personal fame and financial gain than people's lives. Was Stefansson a prophet or a profiteer, a victim or a villain? Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic reveals the truth about this fascinating personality.HISTORY / Canada / GeneralbisacshArctic regionsHISTORY / Canada / General.910/.92Diubaldo Richard J1637699MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808495103321Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic3979678UNINA