Kelly Lara Lankford
Biographic Data
| ID | 5832180 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelly Lara Lankford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelly Lara |
| FAMILY NAME | Lankford |
| SIGNATURE | LANKFORD K L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Macmurray College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Arctic Explorer Robert E. Peary’s Other Quest
American Robert E. Peary is famous for his claim of being the first person to reach the North Pole. However, too little historical attention has been paid to independent parts of his long exploratory career. A closer examination of one year, 1897, in his two‐decade quest, reveals the substantial difficulties of being an explorer at the turn of the twentieth century. Peary used specially crafted arguments to endear himself to the recently organize…
The Coldest Crucible
For too long, American Arctic history has seemed separated from the narrative of national identity—a list of epic tragedies or an endless controversy surrounding Frederick Cook's and Robert Peary's enduring dual claims for the North Pole. Michael F. Robinson has done an admirable job of placing that history within a cultural framework. This book will be most useful as a means to place Arctic history within the mainstream historical narrative. Rob…
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The Coldest Crucible
For too long, American Arctic history has seemed separated from the narrative of national identity—a list of epic tragedies or an endless controversy surrounding Frederick Cook's and Robert Peary's enduring dual claims for the North Pole. Michael F. Robinson has done an admirable job of placing that history within a cultural framework. This book will be most useful as a means to place Arctic history within the mainstream historical narrative. Rob…
Arctic Explorer Robert E. Peary’s Other Quest
American Robert E. Peary is famous for his claim of being the first person to reach the North Pole. However, too little historical attention has been paid to independent parts of his long exploratory career. A closer examination of one year, 1897, in his two‐decade quest, reveals the substantial difficulties of being an explorer at the turn of the twentieth century. Peary used specially crafted arguments to endear himself to the recently organize…
Alexander von Humboldt Studies (2 works) · Arctic (2 works) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · North pole (2 works)