Stefansson and the Canadian arctic

by Diubaldo, Richard

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Title Statements

Full title :Stefansson and the Canadian arctic / Richard J. Diubaldo.

Summary

"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."--Résumé de l'éditeur.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1998, ©1978.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Mcgill-Queen's University Press
Place of Publication:Montreal [Que.]
Language:eng
Publication Date:1998, ©1978.

Notes

Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 25 août 2008).

The Physical Object

Description:1 ressource en ligne (xiv, 274 pages, [8] pages de planches) : : illustrations, cartes, portraits, fichier MHTMl

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780773567627, 0773567623
oclc:ocn276981919
LC Classification:G635.S7
Dewey Decimal:910/.92

Subjects

Arctic Regions Arctic regions -- Discovery and explora… Arctique -- Découverte et exploration c… Biographies Canada Canada (Nord) -- Découverte et explorat… Canada, Northern -- Discovery and explo… Canadian Arctic Expedition Discoveries in geography Discoveries in geography -- Canadian e-books Explorateurs -- Biographies. -- Canada Explorers Explorers -- Biography. -- Canada Livres numériques Northern Canada Ressources Internet Stefansson, Vilhjalmur