Stefansson, Dr. Anderson and the Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918

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"Impressive in its scope and scholarship, this book presents the first comprehensive and authoritative account of the storied Canadian Arctic Expedition and the personal animosity of its co-leaders: the intrepid explorer/ethnologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson and the respected scientist Rudolph Anderson. The volume details the expedition's successes and tragedies, including the discovery of islands never before mapped and the sinking of the flagship Karluk."--pub. desc.

subjects: Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918),  Canadian,  Scientific expeditions,  Discovery and exploration,  Explorers,  Biography,  History,  Stefansson, vilhjalmur, 1879-1962,  Canadian arctic expedition, 1913-1918,  Arctic regions, history,  Arctic regions, discovery and exploration,  Explorateurs,  Biographies,  Expéditions scientifiques,  Histoire,  Découverte et exploration canadiennes,  Expédition arctique canadienne (1913-1918),  Canadian Arctic Expedition (1913-1918) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82243908 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n82243908

People: Rudolph Martin Anderson (b. 1876),  Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879-1962)

Places: Arctic regions