The polar adventures of a rich American dame : a life of Louise Arner Boyd
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Toronto : Dundurn, [2017].
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367 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
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SWOCC Library - Main Stacks | G585.B35 K34 2017 | Available |
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Toronto : Dundurn, [2017].
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-357) and index.
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"Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York's distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. She was presented at the British royal court, and travelled in genteel style from one dazzling capital to another. After inheriting a staggering family fortune while only in her thirties, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her flamboyant lifestyle as a leading philanthropist and society woman. Yet despite organizing, financing, and directing seven daring Arctic expeditions between 1926 and 1955, she is virtually unknown today."--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kafarowski, J. (2017). The polar adventures of a rich American dame: a life of Louise Arner Boyd . Dundurn.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kafarowski, Joanna, 1962-. 2017. The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd. Dundurn.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kafarowski, Joanna, 1962-. The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd Dundurn, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kafarowski, Joanna. The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame: A Life of Louise Arner Boyd Dundurn, 2017.
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