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The coldest crucible [[electronic resource] ] : Arctic exploration and American culture / / Michael F. Robinson
| The coldest crucible [[electronic resource] ] : Arctic exploration and American culture / / Michael F. Robinson |
| Autore | Robinson Michael F (Michael Frederick), <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910/.9163/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - United States - History - 19th century
Scientists - United States - History - 19th century Science - United States - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-93289-6
9786612932892 0-226-72187-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Building an Arctic Tradition -- 2. A Man of Science and Humanity -- 3. An Arctic Divided -- 4. Dying Like Men -- 5. The New Machines -- 6. Savage Campaigns -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459518403321 |
Robinson Michael F (Michael Frederick), <1966->
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2006 | ||
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The coldest crucible [[electronic resource] ] : Arctic exploration and American culture / / Michael F. Robinson
| The coldest crucible [[electronic resource] ] : Arctic exploration and American culture / / Michael F. Robinson |
| Autore | Robinson Michael F (Michael Frederick), <1966-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910/.9163/2 |
| Soggetto topico |
Explorers - United States - History - 19th century
Scientists - United States - History - 19th century Science - United States - History - 19th century |
| Soggetto non controllato | arctic, exploration, expeditions, asia, north pole, sea route, discovery, adventure, science, peril, funding, evidence, proof, research, polar voyagers, heroism, nonfiction, biography, masculinity, danger, explorers, robert peary, charles hall, elisha kent kane, frederick cook, manliness, ambition, technology, failure, death, patronage, scientific authority, nationalism, mass media, geography |
| ISBN |
1-282-93289-6
9786612932892 0-226-72187-6 |
| Classificazione | RY 30026 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Building an Arctic Tradition -- 2. A Man of Science and Humanity -- 3. An Arctic Divided -- 4. Dying Like Men -- 5. The New Machines -- 6. Savage Campaigns -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785327903321 |
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Robinson Michael F (Michael Frederick), <1966->
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| Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Harnessed to the Pole : sledge dogs in service to American explorers of the Arctic, 1853-1909 / / Sheila Nickerson
| Harnessed to the Pole : sledge dogs in service to American explorers of the Arctic, 1853-1909 / / Sheila Nickerson |
| Autore | Nickerson Sheila B. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, Alaska : , : University of Alaska Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 636.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sled dogs - Arctic regions - History
Sled dogs - Arctic regions Dogsledding - Arctic regions - History Sled dogs - United States Explorers - United States - History Explorers - Arctic regions - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60223-224-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Bear
20. Gypsy, Old Sneak, Ritenbenk, Disco King 21. The Nameless; 22. Heart-hungers; 23. Nalegaksoah; 24. Commemoration; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460545803321 |
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Nickerson Sheila B.
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| Fairbanks, Alaska : , : University of Alaska Press, , 2014 | ||
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Harnessed to the Pole : sledge dogs in service to American explorers of the Arctic, 1853-1909 / / Sheila Nickerson
| Harnessed to the Pole : sledge dogs in service to American explorers of the Arctic, 1853-1909 / / Sheila Nickerson |
| Autore | Nickerson Sheila B. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Fairbanks, Alaska : , : University of Alaska Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Disciplina | 636.73 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sled dogs - Arctic regions - History
Sled dogs - Arctic regions Dogsledding - Arctic regions - History Sled dogs - United States Explorers - United States - History Explorers - Arctic regions - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-60223-224-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 Bear
20. Gypsy, Old Sneak, Ritenbenk, Disco King 21. The Nameless; 22. Heart-hungers; 23. Nalegaksoah; 24. Commemoration; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910525383203321 |
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Nickerson Sheila B.
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| Fairbanks, Alaska : , : University of Alaska Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Overland to Starvation Cove : with the Inuit in search of Franklin, 1878-1880 / / Heinrich Klutschak; translated and edited by William Barr
| Overland to Starvation Cove : with the Inuit in search of Franklin, 1878-1880 / / Heinrich Klutschak; translated and edited by William Barr |
| Autore | Klutschak Heinric |
| Edizione | [1st pbk. ed. 1993.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910.91632 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico | Inuit - Canada |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-04549-0
9786612045493 1-4426-7818-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Maps -- Preface -- The Search for Franklin -- 1. Schwatka's Franklin Search Party, 1878,1879, and 1880 -- 2. Sojourn in Hudson Bay from August 1878 to i April 1879 as an Acclimatization Period -- 3. The Trek to the Arctic Ocean Watershed, i April-4 May 1879 -- 4. From the Area of the Back River to King William's Land, 5 May-i2 June 1879 -- 5. From Cape Herschel to Cape Felix, 12 }une~3 July 1879 -- 6. The Main Search and Its Results 6 July-6 August 1879 -- 7. The Divided Search, 6 August to the End of September 1879 -- 8. In Permanent Camp, October 1879 -- 9. From King William's Land to the Dangerous Rapids on the Great Fish River, i November-i2 December 1879 -- 10. On the Back River, 12-31 December 1879 -- 11. The Overland March from 31 December 1879 until 27 February 1880 -- 12. The Final Stretch to Marble Island, 28 February-23 March 1880 -- 13. The Last Months in Hudson Bay, April-August 1880 -- 14. The limit of the American North -- Postscript -- Afterword -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456115803321 |
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Klutschak Heinric
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1987 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Overland to Starvation Cove : with the Inuit in search of Franklin, 1878-1880 / / Heinrich Klutschak; translated and edited by William Barr
| Overland to Starvation Cove : with the Inuit in search of Franklin, 1878-1880 / / Heinrich Klutschak; translated and edited by William Barr |
| Autore | Klutschak Heinric |
| Edizione | [1st pbk. ed. 1993.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910.91632 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico | Inuit - Canada |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4426-5583-6
1-282-04549-0 9786612045493 1-4426-7818-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Maps""; ""Preface""; ""The Search for Franklin""; ""1 Schwatka's Franklin Search Party, 1878,1879, and 1880""; ""2 Sojourn in Hudson Bay from August 1878 until 1 April 1879 as an Acclimatization Period""; ""3 The Trek to the Arctic Ocean Watershed, 1 April�4 May 1879""; ""4 From the Area of the Back River to King William's Land, 5 May�12 June 1879""; ""5 From Cape Herschel to Cape Felix, 12 June�3 July 1879""; ""6 The Main Search and Its Results, 6 July�6 August 1879""
""7 The Divided Search, 6 August to the End of September 1879""""8 In Permanent Camp, October 1879""; ""9 From King William's Land to the Dangerous Rapids on the Great Fish River, 1 November�12 December 1879""; ""10 On the Back River, 12�31 December 1879""; ""11 The Overland March from 31 December 1879 until 27 February 1880""; ""12 The Final Stretch to Marble Island, 28 February�23 March 1880""; ""13 The Last Months in Hudson Bay, April�August 1880""; ""14 The Inuit of the American North""; ""Postscript""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C"" ""D""""e""; ""f""; ""g""; ""h""; ""i""; ""j""; ""k""; ""l""; ""m""; ""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""q""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""y"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780568003321 |
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Klutschak Heinric
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1987 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Overland to Starvation Cove : with the Inuit in search of Franklin, 1878-1880 / / Heinrich Klutschak; translated and edited by William Barr
| Overland to Starvation Cove : with the Inuit in search of Franklin, 1878-1880 / / Heinrich Klutschak; translated and edited by William Barr |
| Autore | Klutschak Heinric |
| Edizione | [1st pbk. ed. 1993.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1987 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910.91632 |
| Collana | Heritage |
| Soggetto topico | Inuit - Canada |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4426-5583-6
1-282-04549-0 9786612045493 1-4426-7818-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Maps""; ""Preface""; ""The Search for Franklin""; ""1 Schwatka's Franklin Search Party, 1878,1879, and 1880""; ""2 Sojourn in Hudson Bay from August 1878 until 1 April 1879 as an Acclimatization Period""; ""3 The Trek to the Arctic Ocean Watershed, 1 April�4 May 1879""; ""4 From the Area of the Back River to King William's Land, 5 May�12 June 1879""; ""5 From Cape Herschel to Cape Felix, 12 June�3 July 1879""; ""6 The Main Search and Its Results, 6 July�6 August 1879""
""7 The Divided Search, 6 August to the End of September 1879""""8 In Permanent Camp, October 1879""; ""9 From King William's Land to the Dangerous Rapids on the Great Fish River, 1 November�12 December 1879""; ""10 On the Back River, 12�31 December 1879""; ""11 The Overland March from 31 December 1879 until 27 February 1880""; ""12 The Final Stretch to Marble Island, 28 February�23 March 1880""; ""13 The Last Months in Hudson Bay, April�August 1880""; ""14 The Inuit of the American North""; ""Postscript""; ""Afterword""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C"" ""D""""e""; ""f""; ""g""; ""h""; ""i""; ""j""; ""k""; ""l""; ""m""; ""n""; ""o""; ""p""; ""q""; ""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""y"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827933903321 |
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Klutschak Heinric
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| Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1987 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Unknown waters [[electronic resource] ] : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) / / Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson
| Unknown waters [[electronic resource] ] : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) / / Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson |
| Autore | McLaren Alfred Scott |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Disciplina | 359.9/330973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Continental shelf - Arctic regions
Continental shelf - Russia (Federation) - Siberia Underwater exploration - Arctic Ocean |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8006-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Captain William R. Anderson, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Man Overboard!; 2. Becoming a Submarine Officer; 3. The Advent of the True Arctic Submarine; 4. Construction and Commissioning of USS Queenfish (SSN-651); 5. The First Arctic Test of Queenfish: The Davis Strait Marginal Sea-Ice Operation; 6. Prospective Commanding Officer Training for Submarine Command; 7. Taking Command of Queenfish; 8. Mission Underway: En Route to the Arctic at Last; 9. A Brief on the Arctic Ocean and Siberian Continental Shelf
10. Through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea11. First Surfacings in the Arctic Ocean: En Route to the Geographic North Pole; 12. Exploring the Nansen Cordillera for Volcanic Activity; 13. The Northeast Passage and the Development of the Northern Sea Route; 14. To Severnaya Zemlya and the Beginning of the Shelf Survey; 15. The East Coast of Severnaya Zemlya and the Vilkitsky Strait; 16. Alteration of the Survey Plan in the Shallow Laptev Sea; 17. Northward around the New Siberian Islands; 18. The Even Shallower East Siberian Sea; 19. Return to Survey the Northwestern Chukchi Sea 20. Nome and the Long Journey Home Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454754803321 |
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McLaren Alfred Scott
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| Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Unknown waters : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) / / Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson
| Unknown waters : a firsthand account of the historic under-ice survey of the Siberian continental shelf by USS Queenfish (SSN-651) / / Alfred S. McLaren ; with a foreword by William R. Anderson |
| Autore | McLaren Alfred Scott |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Tuscaloosa, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxii, 243 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 359.9/330973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Continental shelf - Arctic regions
Continental shelf - Russia (Federation) - Siberia Underwater exploration - Arctic Ocean |
| ISBN | 0-8173-8006-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Captain William R. Anderson, U.S. Navy (Ret.); Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Man Overboard!; 2. Becoming a Submarine Officer; 3. The Advent of the True Arctic Submarine; 4. Construction and Commissioning of USS Queenfish (SSN-651); 5. The First Arctic Test of Queenfish: The Davis Strait Marginal Sea-Ice Operation; 6. Prospective Commanding Officer Training for Submarine Command; 7. Taking Command of Queenfish; 8. Mission Underway: En Route to the Arctic at Last; 9. A Brief on the Arctic Ocean and Siberian Continental Shelf
10. Through the Bering Strait and into the Chukchi Sea 11. First Surfacings in the Arctic Ocean: En Route to the Geographic North Pole; 12. Exploring the Nansen Cordillera for Volcanic Activity; 13. The Northeast Passage and the Development of the Northern Sea Route; 14. To Severnaya Zemlya and the Beginning of the Shelf Survey; 15. The East Coast of Severnaya Zemlya and the Vilkitsky Strait; 16. Alteration of the Survey Plan in the Shallow Laptev Sea; 17. Northward around the New Siberian Islands; 18. The Even Shallower East Siberian Sea; 19. Return to Survey the Northwestern Chukchi Sea; 20. Nome and the Long Journey Home Epilogue; Appendix; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778042203321 |
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McLaren Alfred Scott
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| Tuscaloosa, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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