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POLAR PRIORITIES SEPTEMBER 1997 VOL 17 Russell Gibbons Softcover Near Fine
By Gibbons, Russell W, Dr. Frederick A. Cook Society
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New York, Dr. Frederick A. Cook Society, 1997. 48 pp, b/w photos. Stapled softcover publication. Near Fine.

The "Belgica" Centennial: A Century After the First International Scientific Voyage to the Antarctic. Contents include: 
  • BBC production of 'Ice Men' series for 1998
  • 'Triumph and Tragedy in History': A winning entry for 1997 National History Day Competition in videotape format
  • Bud Olson: Preserving the Audio Past of the Cook Story
  • 1997 Scholarship: The winning essay in Sullivan County
  • Media Wars, c. 1909-1912: Review of 'Myth of the Explorer'
  • Physicians of the Arctic: Elisha Kent Kane, M.D.
  • Bringing Arctic Exploration into the home, c. 1856
  • Sins of Omission & Contradiction: What was ignored in 'Cook & Peary' and why
  • Sextant, Speeds and Drift: Assessing evidence from Cook's Polar Journey of 1908
  • Bryce's cards 'close to his chest': Another view of 'Cook & Peary: The Polar Controversary, Resolved'
  • Polar Mists: The psycho-history factor
  • Arctic Odyssey: Folowing Cook's Polar journey
  • President's Message: 'Uncle Fred'


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