LEADER 03665nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910459518403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-93289-6 010 $a9786612932892 010 $a0-226-72187-6 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226721873 035 $a(CKB)2670000000059465 035 $a(EBL)625219 035 $a(OCoLC)692204526 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000467789 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12169074 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000467789 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10496793 035 $a(PQKB)10518629 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000121923 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC625219 035 $a(DE-B1597)523100 035 $a(OCoLC)747946399 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226721873 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL625219 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10433756 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL293289 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000059465 100 $a20050811d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe coldest crucible$b[electronic resource] $eArctic exploration and American culture /$fMichael F. Robinson 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (219 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-72184-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-197) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIllustrations -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Building an Arctic Tradition -- $t2. A Man of Science and Humanity -- $t3. An Arctic Divided -- $t4. Dying Like Men -- $t5. The New Machines -- $t6. Savage Campaigns -- $tConclusion -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 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 Crucible examines their struggles to build support for the expeditions before departure, defend their claims upon their return, and cast themselves as men worthy of the nation's full attention. In so doing, this book paints a new portrait of polar voyagers, one that removes them from the icy backdrop of the Arctic and sets them within the tempests of American cultural life. With chronological chapters featuring emblematic Arctic explorers-including Elisha Kent Kane, Charles Hall, and Robert Peary-The Coldest Crucible reveals why the North Pole, a region so geographically removed from Americans, became an iconic destination for discovery. 606 $aExplorers$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aScientists$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aScience$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aArctic regions$xDiscovery and exploration$xAmerican 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aExplorers$xHistory 615 0$aScientists$xHistory 615 0$aScience$xHistory 676 $a910/.9163/2 700 $aRobinson$b Michael F$g(Michael Frederick),$f1966-$037662 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459518403321 996 $aThe coldest crucible$92004163 997 $aUNINA