The North Pole

by Robert Edwin Peary

Overview

In April of 1909, a year after Frederick Cook claimed to have arrived at the North Pole, Robert Peary (1856-1920) announced that Cook had never reached this point and that he, Peary, was the first man to reach the pole. Peary's record of the expedition tells of the arduous conditions he and his men endured, first breaking through the ice in a ship, then traveling via dog sleds. Along the way, Peary made extensive observations on hunting wildlife such as reindeer and musk-oxen, the geographic wonders of the Pole

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163002672
Publisher:	Walrus Books Publisher
Publication date:	01/29/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Rear Admiral Robert Peary was an American explorer who claimed to have led the first expedition to reach the North Pole.