LEADER 03753nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910782187203321 005 20230912150145.0 010 $a1-282-85785-1 010 $a9786612857850 010 $a0-7735-6762-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9780773567627 035 $a(CKB)1000000000522701 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000284479 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11236724 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000284479 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10262106 035 $a(PQKB)10789381 035 $a(CaPaEBR)407536 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00204584 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3331705 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10178354 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL285785 035 $a(OCoLC)923231426 035 $a(DE-B1597)656906 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780773567627 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/q5vzx5 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/4/407536 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3331705 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3248671 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000522701 100 $a20790507d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStefansson and the Canadian Arctic$b[electronic resource] /$fRichard J. Diubaldo 205 $a1st paperback ed. 210 $aMontreal $cMcGill-Queen's University Press$dc1998 215 $axiv, 274 p. $cill., map 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7735-1815-0 320 $aIncludes bibliography and index. 327 $tFront Matter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction to the 1998 Reprint -- $tIllustrations -- $tPreface -- $tIntroduction -- $tArctic Initiation -- $tThe Gold Mines of Victoria Land -- $tThe Building of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- $tBreakdown -- $tThe Politics of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- $tThe Arctic Empire of Vilhjalmur Stefansson -- $tThe Misadventure of Wrangel Island -- $tExit Stefansson -- $tConclusion -- $tAppendix: Recommendations of the Reindeer and Musk-Ox Commission -- $tAbbreviations -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aStefansson'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. 606 $aHISTORY / Canada / General$2bisacsh 607 $aArctic regions 615 7$aHISTORY / Canada / General. 676 $a910/.92 700 $aDiubaldo$b Richard J$01521678 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910782187203321 996 $aStefansson and the Canadian Arctic$93761015 997 $aUNINA