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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.
Contributor:
Miller, Phil, illustrator.
Barnett, Charles, III, illustrator.
Stam, David H., associated name, former owner.
Stam, Deirdre Corcoran, associated name, former owner.
Capstone Press, publisher.
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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