Background
Gould, Lawrence McKinley was born on August 22, 1896 in Lacota, Michigan, United States. Son of Herbert and Anna (Updike) Gould.
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Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey
(Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole ...)
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole on December 14, 1911. In the centennial year of Antarctic exploration, Carleton College is honored to publish a new edition of "Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey" written by its fourth president, Laurence M. Gould. Dr. Gould was a professor of geology at Carleton and served as its president from 1945 to 1962. "More than 80 years ago, Larry Gould went to Antarctica as second in command on Richard E. Byrd's first expedition to that frozen, beautiful, mysterious and dangerous continent. Antarctic exploration has changed significantly since that time, yet Gould's story continues to fascinate. His frank, and often poetic, account of the sledge journey details life on the trail, including such things as the men and their relationship to the dogs, the joy in geological discoveries, and of course the cold...the brutal, biting, undeniable cold. Appropriate for the casual reader as well as the polar scholar, "Cold" remains an important account of life as an expedition member on what would be one of the most important expeditions in Antarctic exploration history." --Laura J. Kissel, Polar Curator, Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program "Laurence McKinley Gould's account of a five-person, 1500 mile dog sled journey through Antarctica during the era of heroic exploration 80 years ago remains a classic of polar literature. On every page, Gould places the reader on sleds, climbing mountains, and inside confining tents as winds howl and polar temperatures drop. "Cold" should be on the shelf of anyone interested in the ongoing adventure that is Antarctica." --Lisle Rose, author of "Explorer: The Life of Richard E. Byrd", is retired from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
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Cold: The record of an Antarctic sledge journey
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Lawrence McKinley Gould
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Bachelor of Science magna cum laude, University of Michigan, 1921; Master of Arts, Doctor of Science, University of Michigan, 1923, 25; Doctor of Laws, University of Michigan, 1954; Doctor of Science (honorary), Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, 1931.
Career
Instructor geology, University of Michigan, 1921-1926;
assistant professor, University of Michigan, 1926-1930;
associate professor, University of Michigan, 1930-1931;
professor geology, Carleton College, 1932-1945;
president, Carleton College, 1945-1963;
president emeritus, Carleton College, 1963-1992;
professor geology, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1963-1992. Assistant director, geologist University of Michigan Greenland Expedition, 1926. Assistant director andgeographer Putnam Raffin Island Expedition, 1927.
2d in commissioned and geologist-geographer Byrd Antarctic Expedition, 1928-1930. Director Antarctica program United States National Committee International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958. Chairman polar Research.com.
National Academy Sciences. United States representative special commission on Antarctic research International Council Science Unions, 1963-1966.
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Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey
(Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole ...)
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Cold: The Record of an Antarctic Sledge Journey
Membership
Trustee Ford Foundation, Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, 1958-1962. Member of national science board National Science Foundation, 1952-1962. With United States Army, 1917-1919.
WithItalian Army summer 1918. Fellow Geological Society American, American Association for the Advancement of Science (past president), American Geography Society (David Livingston medal 1930). Member Association American Geographers, Minnesota Academy Science (president 1938-1939), Arctic Institute North America (Chairman of the Board Governors 1946), American Meteorological Society, Council on Foreign Rels., Phi Beta Kappa (president, senator-at-large, United chapters), Sigma Xi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, National Geography Society (life), Geography Society Chicago (life), American Legion, Rotary, Philadelphia Geography Society (correspondent member), Explorers Club, Minneapolis Skylight Club, Old Pueblo Club, other
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Married Margaret Rice, August 2, 1930.
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American
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Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1931, Cross of St. Olaf, 1st Class, Royal Norwegian Order. Recipient Navy Distinguished Public Svc. award, 1959, Explorer's Club medal, 1957.Awarded Congressional Gold Medal, 1931, Cross of St. Olaf, 1st Class, Royal Norwegian Order. Recipient Navy Distinguished Public Svc. award, 1959, Explorer's Club medal, 1957.