The North Pole

The North Pole

Robert Peary, american explorer (1856-1920)


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Table of Contents

-01- About this book

-02- DEDICATION

-03- INTRODUCTION

-04- FOREWORD

-05- THE PLAN

-06- PREPARATIONS

-07- THE START

-08- UP TO CAPE YORK

-09- WELCOME FROM THE ESKIMOS

-10- AN ARCTIC OASIS

-11- ODD CUSTOMS OF AN ODD PEOPLE

-12- GETTING RECRUITS

-13- A WALRUS HUNT

-14- KNOCKING AT THE GATEWAY TO THE POLE

-15- CLOSE QUARTERS WITH THE ICE

-16- THE ICE FIGHT GOES ON

-17- CAPE SHERIDAN AT LAST

-18- IN WINTER QUARTERS

-19- THE AUTUMN WORK

-20- THE BIGGEST GAME IN THE ARCTIC

-21- MUSK OXEN AT LAST

-22- THE LONG NIGHT

-23- THE ROOSEVELT'S NARROW ESCAPE

-24- CHRISTMAS ON THE ROOSEVELT

-25- ARCTIC ICE SLEDGING AS IT REALLY IS

-26- ESSENTIALS THAT BROUGHT SUCCESS

-27- OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST

-28- THE FIRST OPEN WATER

-29- SOME OF MY ESKIMOS LOSE THEIR NERVE

-30- BORUP'S FARTHEST NORTH

-31- GOOD BY TO MARVIN

-32- WE BREAK ALL RECORDS

-33- BARTLETT REACHES 87° 47´

-34- THE FINAL SPURT BEGUN

-35- ONLY ONE DAY FROM THE POLE

-36- WE REACH THE POLE

-37- GOOD BY TO THE POLE

-38- BACK TO LAND AGAIN

-39- LAST DAYS AT CAPE SHERIDAN

-40- APPENDIX I

-41- APPENDIX II

-42- APPENDIX III

-43- FOOTNOTES