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Robert Peary and Matthew Henson at the North Pole / by William E. Molett.
LIBRA - Rare G635.P4 M65 1996
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Molett, William E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.
- Peary, Robert E.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander.
- Explorers--United States--Biography.
- Explorers.
- North Pole.
- Arctic Ocean--North Pole.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- iv, 123 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Other Title:
- Robert Peary & Matthew Henson at the North Pole
- Place of Publication:
- Frankfort, Ky. (Box 4041, Frankfort, Ky. 40604) : Elkhorn Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- Reexamines Peary's claim to have been first to reach North Pole. On basis of analysis of Peary's sledging and navigation techniques and comparison with achievements of Nansen (1893-96) and Cagni (1899-1900), author concludes that Peary did indeed reach Pole.
- Contents:
- Early Training
- Sledging Methods
- Brief History of Polar Travel
- The Nansen Epic
- The Cagni Epic
- Peary Compared to Nansen and Cagni
- Sledging Speeds
- The Remarkable Matthew Henson
- How Peary Navigated.
- Notes:
- First printing 1000 copies--title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 123).
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare copy G635.P4 M65 1996 gift of David and Deirdre Stam, 2024. Dust jacket retained. Autograph of author.
- ISBN:
- 0965165302
- 9780965165303
- OCLC:
- 35447096
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