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Peary, the explorer and the man : based on his personal papers / by John Edward Weems..
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection G635.P4 W4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weems, John Edward, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.
- Peary, Robert E.
- Explorers--United States--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Explorers--Arctic regions--Biography.
- Peary, Robert E Robert Edwin 1856-1920.
- United States.
- Arctic Regions.
- Local Subjects:
- Peary, Robert E Robert Edwin 1856-1920.
- Genre:
- collective biographies.
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 362 pages : map (on lining paper) plates (including facsimile, portraits) ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1967.
- Contents:
- Preparation: Youth, early education, college life, first job, naval commission
- Early experience: Nicaraguan canal survey, first Greenland visit
- Seasoning: First serious Greenland expeditions (1891-1892 and 1893-1895), summer expeditions (1896 and 1897)
- Nearing the goal: Four-year expedition (1898-1902), seventh trip (1905-1906), polar attainment (1908-1909)
- Aftermath: Cook controversy, aviation and military preparedness, death.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare copy G635.P4 W4 gift of David and Deirdre Stam, 2024.
- OCLC:
- 967190
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