Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil
The Epic Voyage of the SS Manhattan through the Northwest Passage
Distributed for University of Alaska Press
215 pages
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25 halftones, 2 maps
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6 x 9
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© 2012
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword by Lawson Brigham
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Strike at Prudhoe Bay State No. 1
2. No Cream Puff
3. Submarines, Blimps, Trains, and Ships
4. "Bienvenu dans ces eaux. Welcome to Canadian waters."
5. A Floating Laboratory
6. In the Passage
7. Through the Passage
8. What Did the Manhattan Prove?
9. Round-trip
Epilogue
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Strike at Prudhoe Bay State No. 1
2. No Cream Puff
3. Submarines, Blimps, Trains, and Ships
4. "Bienvenu dans ces eaux. Welcome to Canadian waters."
5. A Floating Laboratory
6. In the Passage
7. Through the Passage
8. What Did the Manhattan Prove?
9. Round-trip
Epilogue
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
Joe E. LaRocca | Anchorage Daily News
"[Coen] has plucked a rare gem from the dust bin of Alaska’s relatively brief but colorful petroleum history and endowed it with a fresh voice that speaks to a new generation of adherents largely unaware of its historic genesis....Prof. Coen’s book is arguably the most important book written by an Alaska author on any subject. It’s a must read for anyone dealing with or engaged in the far-reaching implications of the overarching state, national and international issues it explores."
Shelagh D. Grant, author of Polar Imperative
“A great read—well organized, well written, and fully referenced—providing many lesser known details about SS Manhattan’s history and the role it played in the Alaska pipeline debate.”
Arctic Sounder
“As the discussion of marine travel in the Arctic continues to ramp up, the release of Fairbanks’ author Ross Coen’s newest book couldn’t be timelier.”
Daily News-Miner
“In Breaking Ice for Arctic Oil, Fairbanks-based historian Ross Coen recounts the voyage of the Manhattan and places it in the larger context of the heady early days of Alaska’s entry into the world oil market. The result is a fascinating look at what happens when politics, big business, and technology dovetail to accomplish what has never been done before.”
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