The North Pole
Its Discovery in 1909 Under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club
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- First published
- 1910
- Pages
- 359
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Winter aboard the Roosevelt gives Robert E. Peary time to prepare for a push across the Arctic ice. His account of the 1909 polar expedition follows the planning, shipboard life and sledge work behind his reported arrival at the North Pole. The opening includes an introduction by Theodore Roosevelt, while the contents trace a route through Cape York and Cape Sheridan before the parties head out over the frozen sea.
Small decisions carry much of the interest: Peary tests stove fuel, adjusts clothing and studies how to make sledges effective without adding weight. During the long winter night, he also experiments with photography and observes halos around the moon. A rising wind and grinding ice then threaten the ship.
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Book facts
- Author
- Robert E. Peary
- First published
- 1910
- Reading time
- About 7 hours
- Pages
- 359
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Travel Memoir
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online