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The Socialite and the Sea Captain: Louise Arner Boyd and Captain Bob Bartlett at Sea 1941

David Hirzel

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Description:The Arctic explorer Louise Arner Boyd, working in conjunction with the United States Bureau of Standards, embarked June 11, 1941 on a polar research voyage in the legendary schooner Effie M. Morrissey with Captain, owner, and Arctic explorer in his own right, Bob Bartlett commanding. The voyage was at the request of the United States Government. Their interest lay in studies of the ionosphere in the high Arctic, the understanding of which would aid in radio communications, and to search out potential sites for military airfields. Although the United States was not yet a combatant in the war then raging throughout Europe, by the beginning of 1941it had become clear that such neutrality would not last much longer, and that when the time came for the U.S. to enter the war, it would be on the side of the Allies. The ship departed Washington D.C on June 11, 1941, touching at New York and her home port at Brigus, Newfoundland before heading all the way through Baffin Bay and ultimately into Smith sound, reaching the voyage’s northernmost extent in the region of Cape Alexander and Cape Powell in Northwest Greenland. During the course of the expedition, from its departure until its return with valuable data to the same port November 3, 1941,Miss Boyd kept a journal of her daily activities on board and her photographic and scientific work ashore. Bartlett and the ship’s officers kept a detailed daily log, preserved today in Special Collections at the Bowdoin College Library in Brunswick Maine. It provides a marked contrast to Miss Boyd’s narrative. She had known Captain Bartlett from previous interactions. They were both passionately interested in polar exploration. A joint venture, in conjunction with a quasi-military purpose seemed imminently prosperous. However, over the three months of the effort, relations between the two soured irrevocably. Each felt an indisputable right to be leader of the expedition. Neither was willing to give ground. Bartlett, as captain and owner of the ship, had legal and moral right to direct the ship’s course and movement. Boyd, who had previously led five similar expeditions using Norwegian ships, and who had been contacted by the Bureau of Standards to lead this one, justifiably felt the moral weight of expedition leadership fell to her.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Socialite and the Sea Captain: Louise Arner Boyd and Captain Bob Bartlett at Sea 1941. To get started finding The Socialite and the Sea Captain: Louise Arner Boyd and Captain Bob Bartlett at Sea 1941, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The Arctic explorer Louise Arner Boyd, working in conjunction with the United States Bureau of Standards, embarked June 11, 1941 on a polar research voyage in the legendary schooner Effie M. Morrissey with Captain, owner, and Arctic explorer in his own right, Bob Bartlett commanding. The voyage was at the request of the United States Government. Their interest lay in studies of the ionosphere in the high Arctic, the understanding of which would aid in radio communications, and to search out potential sites for military airfields. Although the United States was not yet a combatant in the war then raging throughout Europe, by the beginning of 1941it had become clear that such neutrality would not last much longer, and that when the time came for the U.S. to enter the war, it would be on the side of the Allies. The ship departed Washington D.C on June 11, 1941, touching at New York and her home port at Brigus, Newfoundland before heading all the way through Baffin Bay and ultimately into Smith sound, reaching the voyage’s northernmost extent in the region of Cape Alexander and Cape Powell in Northwest Greenland. During the course of the expedition, from its departure until its return with valuable data to the same port November 3, 1941,Miss Boyd kept a journal of her daily activities on board and her photographic and scientific work ashore. Bartlett and the ship’s officers kept a detailed daily log, preserved today in Special Collections at the Bowdoin College Library in Brunswick Maine. It provides a marked contrast to Miss Boyd’s narrative. She had known Captain Bartlett from previous interactions. They were both passionately interested in polar exploration. A joint venture, in conjunction with a quasi-military purpose seemed imminently prosperous. However, over the three months of the effort, relations between the two soured irrevocably. Each felt an indisputable right to be leader of the expedition. Neither was willing to give ground. Bartlett, as captain and owner of the ship, had legal and moral right to direct the ship’s course and movement. Boyd, who had previously led five similar expeditions using Norwegian ships, and who had been contacted by the Bureau of Standards to lead this one, justifiably felt the moral weight of expedition leadership fell to her.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Socialite and the Sea Captain: Louise Arner Boyd and Captain Bob Bartlett at Sea 1941. To get started finding The Socialite and the Sea Captain: Louise Arner Boyd and Captain Bob Bartlett at Sea 1941, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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