The Coldest Crucible - Arctic Exploration in American Culture

The Coldest Crucible - Arctic Exploration in American Culture. March 14, 2009 to June 21, 2009 In the late 1800s, “Arctic fever” swept the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. This exhibition paints a new portr...

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Main Authors: Portland Museum of Art, Robinson, Michael F.
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Published: USM Digital Commons 2009
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/oml_exhibits/4
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spelling ftsouthernmu:oai:digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu:oml_exhibits-1003 2023-10-09T21:47:55+02:00 The Coldest Crucible - Arctic Exploration in American Culture Portland Museum of Art Robinson, Michael F. 2009-03-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/oml_exhibits/4 https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/context/oml_exhibits/article/1003/viewcontent/TheColdestCrucible__opt_.pdf unknown USM Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/oml_exhibits/4 https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/context/oml_exhibits/article/1003/viewcontent/TheColdestCrucible__opt_.pdf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Osher Map Library Exhibition Catalogs Mapping the Arctic Arctic Exploration Northwest Passage American Popular Culture Geography United States History text 2009 ftsouthernmu 2023-09-13T13:35:58Z The Coldest Crucible - Arctic Exploration in American Culture. March 14, 2009 to June 21, 2009 In the late 1800s, “Arctic fever” swept the nation as dozens of American expeditions sailed north to find a sea route to Asia and, ultimately, to stand at the North Pole. This exhibition paints a new portrait of these polar voyagers by placing them within the tempests of American cultural life. In collaboration with the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, University of Southern Maine. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/oml_exhibits/1003/thumbnail.jpg Text Arctic North Pole Northwest passage University of Southern Maine: Digital Commons@USM Arctic North Pole Northwest Passage
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The Coldest Crucible - Arctic Exploration in American Culture
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