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

by Hartman, Darrell.

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070.40998 H333b

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.

Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940.

New York herald -- History -- 20th century.

New York times -- History -- 20th century.

Explorers -- Arctic regions -- History -- 20th century.

North Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- 20th century.

Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- 20th century.

9780593297162 (hc.)

387 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references ([359]-367) and index.

In the fall of 1909, 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 controversy, as each paper committed itself to an opposing explorer and fought desperately to defend him. The battle between Cook and Peary would have enormous consequences for both newspapers, and help to determine the future of corporate media.

"Polar controversy fuels the rise of the New York Times in this energetic debut from journalist Hartman. In September 1909, the New York Herald surprised the world by publishing an exclusive account of surgeon and explorer Frederick Cook’s unlikely discovery of the North Pole. Meanwhile, its archrival, the New York Times, had invested in a higher-profile expedition, led by veteran Arctic adventurer Robert Peary, which had set out a year later than Cook’s. Less than a week after Cook and the Herald claimed victory, Peary sent a telegram from Newfoundland asserting that he’d reached the North Pole. A vicious feud then unfolded, as Peary and the Times appealed to the National Geographic Society and other scientific institutions and publicly accused Cook of fraud. The controversy drove sales for both newspapers until it seemed to be resolved in December 1909 by a commission at the University of Copenhagen, which ruled that Cook had not proven he’d reached the North Pole; today it is widely believed that both men fell short of the mark. Hartman dramatically recounts the claims and counterclaims; draws colorful profiles of the explorers and their chief backers, the Herald’s James Bennett Jr. and the Times’s Albert Ochs; and incisively analyzes the populist vs. establishment aspect of the controversy. It’s as bracing as a blast of Arctic air."--Publishers Weekly.

Darrell Hartman has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Paris Review, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, and Granta. He holds a B.A. in literature from Yale University and is a member of The Explorers Club in New York. A native Mainer, he now lives with his wife, Dana, in the Catskills region of New York.

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