Explorers - Biography, Adventurers - General & Miscellaneous - Biography, Travel Essays & Descriptions - General & Miscellaneous, Polar Regions - Travel, Historical Biography - Explorers, Polar Regions - History
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Overview
On September 1, 1909, Frederick A. Cook announced that he had reached the North Pole. Five days later Commander Robert E. Peary claimed the honor. Through his completely documented research, author Robert Bryce reconstructs events and presents the explorers, their motivations, and their accomplishments in their own words and in the words of their contemporaries. 125 photos.Book Details
Published
March 31, 1997
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Pages
1133
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780811703178