History Post-confederation (1867-)
Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918
A story of exploration, science and sovereignty
- Publisher
- Canadian Museum of History
- Initial publish date
- Jan 2011
- Category
- Post-Confederation (1867-)
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781772824186
- Publish Date
- Jan 2011
- List Price
- $27.99
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The first comprehensive account of one of the great sagas of Arctic exploration and discovery, the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1913–1918, led by the ethnologist/explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the zoologist Dr. Rudolph M. Anderson. There are details of the Expedition’s successes and tragedies, including the discovery of all but one large island north of the Canadian mainland, the accumulation of considerable scientific information and valuable collections, and the personal feud of the Expedition’s two leaders. Four appendices list Expedition personnel, fifty-three geographical sites in the Arctic named after them, locations of their diaries and collected specimens, and the thirteen government volumes arising from the Expedition.