Finding the North Pole : Dr. Cook's own story of his discovery, April 21, 1908, the story of Commander Peary's discovery, April 6, 1909, together with the marvelous record of former Arctic expeditions / edited by Charles Morris ; with an introduction by George W. Melville.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940, author.

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920, author.

Melville, George W. (George Wallace), 1841-1912, author of introduction.

Contributor:

Morris, Charles, 1833-1922, compiler, editor.

Stam, David H., associated name, former owner.

Stam, Deirdre Corcoran, associated name, former owner.

Lyons Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940.

Cook, Frederick Albert.

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.

Peary, Robert E.

North Pole--Discovery and exploration.

North Pole.

Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration.

Arctic regions.

Discoveries in geography.

Travel.

Arctic Ocean--North Pole.

Arctic Regions.

Physical Description:

448 pages, 63 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Dr. Cook's own story of his discovery, April 21, 1908

Commander Peary's discovery, April 6, 1909

Place of Publication:

Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, 2003

Summary:

Contains accounts of Cook's and Peary's claims to North Pole along with record of former Arctic expeditions including voyages of Franklin, Kane, Nordenskiold, the Jeannette expedition, Greely, Nansen, Andree, Abruzzi, and Shackleton. Introduction by Rear Admiral George W. Melville, U.S.N.

Contents:

The dramatic announcements of Cook and Peary

Cook's story of his discovery of the North Pole

The story of Peary's great exploit

Side-lights on the Peary expedition

Early life and experiences of Dr. Frederick A. Cook

Cook in the Antarctic and in Alaska

Bradley's account of the Cook expedition

Robert E. Peary, the indomitable Polar explorer

Peary crosses Greenland

Peary's farthest North of 1905-6

Europe gives honor to Dr. Cook

Receptions of Cook and Peary on American soil

The controversy between Cook and Peary

Interesting scientific work in the Arctic

Animals of the Arctic region

Terrors and mysteries of the Polar regions

The search for the Northwest Passage

The Ross and Parry Polar voyages

The first Franklin expeditions

The terrible fate of the Sir John Franklin expedition

Dr. Kane's famous Arctic voyage

Hayes, Hall and other hardy adventurers

Nordenskiold and the Northeast Passage

The horrors of the "Jeannette" expedition

Melville finds the remains of the DeLong party

Greely's Arctic winter of starvation

Nansen's memorable voyage in the "Fram"

Andree's fatal flight northward in a balloon

Modern Vikings in the Arctic seas

Abruzzi, the royal Italian explorer

The problem of the Antarctic zone

Shackleton on the threshold of the South Pole.

Notes:

"Originally published in 1909 by W.E. Scull"--Title page verso

"Dr. Cook's own story of his discovery, April 21, 1908; the story of Commander Peary's discovery, April 9, 1909, together with the marvelous record of former Arctic expeditions."

Local Notes:

LIBRA Rare copy G620 .M7 2003 gift of David and Deirdre Stam, 2024.

ISBN:

1592280722

9781592280728

OCLC:

54819272