Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic /
Diubaldo, Richard J.
Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic / Richard J. Diubaldo. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.
CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE 1998 REPRINT -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Arctic Initiation -- 3 The Gold Mines of Victoria Land -- 4 The Building of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- 5 Breakdown -- 6 The Politics of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- 7 The Arctic Empire of Vilhjalmur Stefansson -- 8 The Misadventure of Wrangel Island -- 9 Exit Stefansson -- 10 Conclusion -- APPENDIX: Recommendations of the Reindeer and Musk-Ox Commission -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D Ef -- g -- h -- i -- j -- k -- l -- m -- n -- o -- p -- q -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y
"Was Vilhjalmur Stefansson a prophet or a profiteer, a victim or a villain? Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic reveals the truth about this fascinating and complex Northern pioneer." "Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962) was Canada's greatest modern arctic explorer as well as a theorist, author, and pioneer ethnologist. Ranked with Amundsen, Peary, and Shakleton he discovered some of the last major land masses in the Arctic, yet by the mid-1920s he had become persona non grata in Canada, accused of lying to members of his expeditions about the perils they faced and leading many of them to their deaths. Admirers consider Stefansson a prophet and a visionary for giving Canada a sense of its Northern destiny, while critics consider him a charlatan, a manipulator, and a murderer."--Jacket
English.
Sir John A. McDonald Prize (won), 1979
9780773567627 (electronic bk.) 0773567623 (electronic bk.) 0773518150 9780773518155 1282857851 9781282857858 9786612857850 6612857854
DESLIB_CEL
22573/ctt6sb9w JSTOR
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Adventurers & Explorers.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geography.
TRAVEL--Budget.
TRAVEL--Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL--Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL--Parks & Campgrounds.
HISTORY--Expeditions & Discoveries.
Arctic regions
Arctique.
Arctic Regions.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
G635.S7 / D58 1998eb
910/.92
Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic / Richard J. Diubaldo. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xiv, 274 pages) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-270) and index.
CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION TO THE 1998 REPRINT -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Arctic Initiation -- 3 The Gold Mines of Victoria Land -- 4 The Building of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- 5 Breakdown -- 6 The Politics of the Canadian Arctic Expedition -- 7 The Arctic Empire of Vilhjalmur Stefansson -- 8 The Misadventure of Wrangel Island -- 9 Exit Stefansson -- 10 Conclusion -- APPENDIX: Recommendations of the Reindeer and Musk-Ox Commission -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D Ef -- g -- h -- i -- j -- k -- l -- m -- n -- o -- p -- q -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y
"Was Vilhjalmur Stefansson a prophet or a profiteer, a victim or a villain? Stefansson and the Canadian Arctic reveals the truth about this fascinating and complex Northern pioneer." "Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962) was Canada's greatest modern arctic explorer as well as a theorist, author, and pioneer ethnologist. Ranked with Amundsen, Peary, and Shakleton he discovered some of the last major land masses in the Arctic, yet by the mid-1920s he had become persona non grata in Canada, accused of lying to members of his expeditions about the perils they faced and leading many of them to their deaths. Admirers consider Stefansson a prophet and a visionary for giving Canada a sense of its Northern destiny, while critics consider him a charlatan, a manipulator, and a murderer."--Jacket
English.
Sir John A. McDonald Prize (won), 1979
9780773567627 (electronic bk.) 0773567623 (electronic bk.) 0773518150 9780773518155 1282857851 9781282857858 9786612857850 6612857854
DESLIB_CEL
22573/ctt6sb9w JSTOR
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.
Stefansson, Vilhjalmur, 1879-1962.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Historical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Adventurers & Explorers.
SCIENCE--Earth Sciences--Geography.
TRAVEL--Budget.
TRAVEL--Hikes & Walks.
TRAVEL--Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
TRAVEL--Parks & Campgrounds.
HISTORY--Expeditions & Discoveries.
Arctic regions
Arctique.
Arctic Regions.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
G635.S7 / D58 1998eb
910/.92