| Description |
395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-382) and index. |
| Contents |
Guests of honour -- The sheltered years -- The uncertain direction of fame -- The persistent devil -- Fame, one way or another -- The vision -- The deepening obsession -- The years of doubt and suffering -- The weather-beaten fanatic -- Farthest North, 1906? -- The threat of Dr. Cook -- The final arrow -- The North Pole, or n ot -- The onus of proof -- The gold brick -- The tarnished prize -- The burden of truth -- The price of fame. |
| Subject |
Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920.
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Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940.
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Explorers -- United States -- Biography.
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North Pole.
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| ISBN |
0689120346: $22.50 |
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9780689120343 |
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