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The Coldest Crucible (Paperback)
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In 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.
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