America's ocean wilderness a cultural history of twentieth-century exploration /

"Exploring the phenomenon of Americans' fascination with wild and inaccessible places, Kroll shows how seven explorers helped create and perpetuate the idea of an ocean wilderness by applying terrestrial logic to the seas. And he demonstrates that their own appeal and accomplishments were...

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Main Author: Kroll, Gary, 1970-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2008]
Physical Description: ix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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CMU New Books 1st Floor QH26 .K76 2008 Available
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