The sublime yet awful grandeur: the Arctic panoramas of Elisha Kent Kane

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Authors: Potter, Russell A., Wamsley, Douglas W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Arctic; Kane; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400015485; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400015485

Abstract In mid-nineteenth century America, the Arctic adventures of Elisha Kent Kane were a common and central subject for the emerging mass media. Kane's exploits were retold through illustrated newspapers, magazines, and books, but his narratives found one of their widest audiences through t...