The Myth of the Explorer: The Press, Sensationalism, and Geographical DiscoveryThis account of the influence and role of newspapers and journalism in the United States and Great Britain, in initiating and popularizing exploration and expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic (as well as other regions) covers the period 1855 to 1910. Revised version of the author's doctoral thesis. |
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9 | 66 |
New Journalism and new lands | 100 |
tool and weapon of the press | 119 |
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| Title | The Myth of the Explorer: The Press, Sensationalism, and Geographical Discovery Polar research series |
| Author | Beau Riffenburgh |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Belhaven, 1993 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Feb 28, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1852932600, 9781852932602 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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