Raising Kane: Elisha Kent Kane and the Culture of Fame in Antebellum America

by Sawin, Mark Metzler
ISBN: 9781606189832
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Overview

Here is the cultural biography of Elisha Kane, a sickly physician, who transformed himself into an internationally celebrated Arctic explorer and author before his untimely death in 1857. This book is an important reinterpretation of the life of a prototypically American figure. Following Kane's exploits from the Mexican War through his arctic adventures and ill-fated romance with the Spiritualist medium Margaret Fox, author Sawin ties this Kane into the main currents of mid-19th cent. popular culture, opening a new vista on the meanings of masculinity, celebrity, and heroism. This is an exhaustive research work into the life and accomplishments of a remarkable adventurer, and a sociological analysis of popular perceptions of Kane's work and feats. Illus.
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Sawin, Mark Metzler
  • ISBN: 9781606189832
  • Condition: New
  • Number Of Pages: 368
  • Publication Year: 2008
Language: English