How Peary Reached the Pole: The Personal Story of His Assistant 9780773575202
A fascinating account of life on Robert E. Peary's 1908-09 North Pole Expedition.
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English Pages 368 [366] Year 2008
Table of contents :
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Plates
HOW PEARY REACHED THE POLE
Foreword
1 Farthest North in 1906
2 Heading North in 1908
3 Good-Byes at Sydney
4 From Parry to Peary
5 Labrador
6 Davis Strait and Baffin Bay
7 The Peary Eskimos
8 Etah and Walrus-Hunting
9 North to the Polar Sea
10 Arctic Travel
11 The Arctic Night
12 Surveying in Grant Land
13 Cape Columbia
14 Eskimo Companions
15 Arctic Technique
16 Planning for the Dash
17 Out Over the Sea Ice
18 Frozen Feet
19 Back to the Roosevelt
20 To Cape Morris Jesup
21 Peary Back from the Pole
22 What Can Be Done with Dogs
23 Greely's Old Camp at Fort Conger
24 Back to the Roosevelt Again
25 Wild Life of the Arctic
26 Dr. Cook and his North Pole
Appendix
Photograph Credits
Index
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
Plates
HOW PEARY REACHED THE POLE
Foreword
1 Farthest North in 1906
2 Heading North in 1908
3 Good-Byes at Sydney
4 From Parry to Peary
5 Labrador
6 Davis Strait and Baffin Bay
7 The Peary Eskimos
8 Etah and Walrus-Hunting
9 North to the Polar Sea
10 Arctic Travel
11 The Arctic Night
12 Surveying in Grant Land
13 Cape Columbia
14 Eskimo Companions
15 Arctic Technique
16 Planning for the Dash
17 Out Over the Sea Ice
18 Frozen Feet
19 Back to the Roosevelt
20 To Cape Morris Jesup
21 Peary Back from the Pole
22 What Can Be Done with Dogs
23 Greely's Old Camp at Fort Conger
24 Back to the Roosevelt Again
25 Wild Life of the Arctic
26 Dr. Cook and his North Pole
Appendix
Photograph Credits
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z
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