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Frostbite and Fake News: Author to Discuss His Book About Clashing Arctic Explorers and New York Newspapers
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Author Darrell Hartman is coming to Darien Library on Sunday, Sept. 8 to talk about his new book, Battle of Ink and Ice: a Sensational Story of News Barons, North Pole Explorers, and the Making of Modern Media. — an announcement from Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore
In the fall of 1909, a pair of bitter contests captured the world’s attention. The 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 so-called polar controversy, as each paper financially and reputationally committed itself to an opposing explorer and fought desperately to defend him.