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05176aam a22007218i 4500 001 8DEA279817D411EEB984481F40ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230701010016 008 230306s2023 nyuabf e b 001 0deng 010 $a 2022054482 020 $a 0593297164 020 $a 9780593297162 040 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us-ny $a n-us-ny 050 00 $a G606 $b .H37 2023 082 00 $a 998 $2 23/eng20230510 100 1 $a Hartman, Darrell, $e author. 245 10 $a Battle of ink and ice : $b a sensational story of news barons, North Pole explorers, and the making of modern media / $c Darrell Hartman. 263 $a 2306. 264 1 $a New York : $b Viking, $c [2023] 300 $a 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, map ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references ([359]-367) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: the great goal -- Adventures in journalism -- Bones in the white north -- Fit to print -- Anti-heroes -- Yearning to believe -- Epilogue: newspaper of record. 520 $a "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. The Herald was owned and edited by James Gordon Bennett, Jr., an eccentric playboy whose nose for news was matched only by his appetite for debauchery and champagne. The Times was published by Adolph Ochs, son of Jewish immigrants, who'd improbably rescued the paper from extinction and turned it into an emerging powerhouse. The battle between Cook and Peary would have enormous consequences for both newspapers, and help to determine the future of corporate media. Battle of Ink and Ice presents a frank portrayal of Arctic explorers, brave men who both inspired and divided the public. It also sketches a vivid portrait of the newspapers that funded, promoted, narrated, and often distorted their exploits. It recounts a sixty-year saga of frostbite and fake news, one that culminates with an unjustly overlooked chapter in the origin story of the modern New York Times. 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. Above all, perhaps, its cast of characters testifies--colorfully and compellingly--to the ongoing role of personality and publicity in American cultural life as the Gilded Age gave way to the twentieth century--the American century"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Explorers $z Arctic regions $x History $y 20th century. 600 10 $a Peary, Robert E. $q (Robert Edwin), $d 1856-1920. 600 10 $a Cook, Frederick Albert, $d 1865-1940. 651 0 $a Arctic regions $x Discovery and exploration $y 20th century. 651 0 $a North Pole $x Discovery and exploration $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Newspapers $x History $y 20th century. 630 00 $a New York herald $x History $y 20th century. 630 00 $a New York times $x History $y 20th century. 600 17 $a Cook, Frederick Albert, $d 1865-1940 $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00068543. 600 17 $a Peary, Robert E. $q (Robert Edwin), $d 1856-1920 $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00016828. 630 07 $a New York herald $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01357382. 630 07 $a New York times $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01356146. 650 7 $a Discoveries in geography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00894950. 650 7 $a Explorers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00918556. 650 7 $a Newspapers. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423814. 651 7 $a Arctic Regions. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01240227. 651 7 $a New York (State) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210280. 648 7 $a 1900-1999 $2 fast. 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628. 941 $a 17 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509011920.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417020935.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20240411010120.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409044459.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20240402013528.0 952 $l BRPD251 $d 20240119020919.0 952 $l YAPC771 $d 20240118010748.0 952 $l VXPE964 $d 20231219014702.0 952 $l VKPE334 $d 20230929011616.0 952 $l TNPD062 $d 20230919014642.0 952 $l UJPE911 $d 20230915010928.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230802010616.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20230713113932.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20230711054232.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20230708011738.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20230706012810.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20230701010052.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8DEA279817D411EEB984481F40ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search