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Matthew Henson : Arctic adventurer / by B.A. Hoena ; illustrated by Phil Miller and Charles Barnett III.
LIBRA - Rare G635.H4 H642 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoena, B. A., author.
- Series:
- Graphic library. Graphic biographies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955--Juvenile literature.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920--Juvenile literature.
- Peary, Robert E.
- Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920--Comic books, strips, etc.
- African American explorers--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- African American explorers.
- North Pole--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
- North Pole.
- Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration--Juvenile literature.
- Arctic regions.
- North Pole--Discovery and exploration--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955--Cartoons and comics.
- African American explorers--Biography--Cartoons and comics.
- North Pole--Discovery and exploration--Cartoons and comics.
- Cartoons and comics.
- Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955.
- Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.
- Discoveries in geography.
- Arctic Ocean--North Pole.
- Arctic Regions.
- Genre:
- collective biographies.
- Biographical comics
- Biographies
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels
- Historical comics
- Juvenile works
- Graphic novels.
- Historical comics.
- Biographical comics.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Presents the life of African-American explorer Matthew Henson, focusing on his seven attempts with Robert Peary to reach the North Pole, which they finally achieved in 1909.
- Contents:
- Young adventurer
- Peary's dream
- The North Pole
- Peary's "Colored assistant"
- More about Matthew Henson.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-31) and index.
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare copy G635.H4 H642 2006 gift of David and Deirdre Stam, 2024.
- ISBN:
- 9780736861984
- 073686198X
- 9780736846349
- 0736846344
- OCLC:
- 58055420
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