Williamsburg Regional Library

Battle of ink and ice, a sensational story of news barons, North Pole explorers, and the making of modern media, Darrell Hartman

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [333]-367) and index

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Battle of ink and ice

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Darrell Hartman

a sensational story of news barons, North Pole explorers, and the making of modern media

"A sixty-year saga of frostbite and fake news that follows the no-holds-barred battle between two legendary explorers to reach the North Pole, and the newspapers which stopped at nothing to get--and sell--the story. In the fall of 1909, a pair of bitter contests captured the world's attention. The American explorers Robert Peary and Frederick Cook both claimed to have discovered the North Pole, sparking a vicious feud that was unprecedented in international scientific and geographic circles. At the same time, the rivalry between two powerful New York City newspapers--the storied Herald and the ascendant Times--fanned the flames of the so-called polar controversy, as each paper financially and reputationally committed itself to an opposing explorer and fought desperately to defend him. By turns tragic and absurd, Battle of Ink and Ice brims with contemporary relevance, touching as it does on themes of class, celebrity, the ever-quickening news cycle, and the benefits and pitfalls of an increasingly interconnected world"--, Provided by publisher

Prologue: the great goal -- Adventures in journalism -- Bones in the white north -- Fit to print -- Antiheroes -- Yearning to believe -- Epilogue: newspaper of record

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