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A journey for the ages : Matthew Henson and Robert Peary's historic North Pole journey / Matthew A. Henson.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955, author.
- Counter, S. Allen, author of introduction.
- Stam, Deirdre Corcoran, author of introduction.
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915, author of introduction.
- Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920, author of foreword.
- Standardized Title:
- Negro explorer at the North Pole
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955--Travel--Arctic regions.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander.
- Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.
- Peary, Robert E.
- African American explorers--Biography.
- African American explorers.
- Explorers--United States--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration.
- Arctic regions.
- North Pole--Discovery and exploration.
- North Pole.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Travel.
- Arctic Ocean--North Pole.
- Arctic Regions.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Matthew Henson and Robert Peary's historic North Pole journey
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, 2016.
- Contents:
- Acknowledgments.
- Introduction to the 2016 edition by S. Allen Counter, Jr.
- Introduction to the Explorers Club edition / by Deirdre C. Stam.
- Foreword / by Robert E. Peary.
- Introduction / by Booker T. Washington.
- Chapter 1. The early years: schoolboy, cabin-boy, seaman, and Lieutenant Peary's body-servant
- First trips to the Arctic.
- Chapter 2. Off for the pole
- How the other explorers looked
- The lamb-like Esquimos
- Arrival at Etah.
- Chapter 3. Finding of Rudolph Franke
- Whitney landed
- Trading and coaling
- Fighting the icepacks.
- Chapter 4. Preparing for winter at Cape Sheridan
- The Arctic library.
- Chapter 5. Making Peary sledges
- Hunting in the Arctic night
- The excitable dogs and their habits.
- Chapter 6. The Peary plan
- A rain of rocks
- My friends the Esquimos.
- Chapter 7. Sledging to Cape Columbia
- Hot soldering in cold weather.
- Chapter 8. In camp at Columbia
- Literary igloos
- The magnificent desolation of the Arctic.
- Chapter 9. Ready for the dash to the Pole
- The commander's arrival.
- Chapter 10. Forward! March!
- Chapter 11. Fighting up the Polar Sea
- Held up by the "Big Lead."
- Chapter 12. Pioneering the way
- Breaking sledges.
- Chapter 13. The supporting-parties being to turn back.
- Chapter 14. Bartlett's farthest north
- His quiet good-by.
- Chapter 15. The Pole!
- Chapter 16. The fast trek back to land.
- Chapter 17. Safe on the Roosevelt
- Poor Marvin.
- Chapter 18. After musk-oxen
- The doctor's scientific expedition.
- Chapter 19. The Roosevelt starts for home
- Esquimo villages
- New dogs and new dog fights.
- Chapter 20. Two narrow escapes
- Arrival at Etah
- Harry Whitney
- Dr. Cook's claims.
- Chapter 21. Etah to New York
- Coming of mail and reporters
- Home!
- Appendix: Notes on the Esquimos.
- Endnotes.
- Bibliography / prepared by David H. Stam and Deirdre C. Stam.
- The Explorers Club: history and mission statement.
- Notes:
- "First published 1912 as A Negro explorer at the North Pole by Frederick Stokes"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-230).
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare copy G635.H4 A3 2009 gift of David and Deirdre Stam, 2024. Bibliography compiled by the donors.
- ISBN:
- 9781510707559
- 1510707557
- OCLC:
- 1306358355
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