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A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

Matthew Henson
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Book PDF

Author : Matthew Henson
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781513294193

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A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew Henson Pdf

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole (1912) is a memoir by Matthew Henson. Published a few years following an expedition to the planet’s northernmost point—which he claims to have reached first—A Negro Explorer at the North Pole reflects on Henson’s outsized role in ensuring the success of their mission. Although he was frequently overshadowed by Commander Robert Peary, Henson continues to be recognized as a pioneering African American who rose from poverty to become a true national hero. Seven times had Robert Peary and Matthew Henson attempted to reach the fabled North Pole. Seven times they failed. In 1908, following years of frustration, they gather a crew of Inuit guides and set sail from Greenland, hopeful that the eighth voyage will end in discovery. Throughout his life, Matthew Henson has grown accustomed to proving himself. Born the son of sharecroppers in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War, he has endured racism and economic disparity his entire life. Since 1891, Henson and Peary—who he met while working at a Washington D.C. department store—have been attempting to reach the most remote location on planet earth, an icebound region devoid of sustenance and shelter, accessible only by boat, sled, and foot. As they near the North Pole, Henson prepares to make history. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Matthew Henson’s A Negro Explorer at the North Pole is a classic of African American literature reimagined for modern readers.

Arctic Explorer

Jeri Ferris
Arctic Explorer Book PDF

Author : Jeri Ferris
Publisher : First Avenue Editions
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0876145071

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Arctic Explorer by Jeri Ferris Pdf

A biography of the Black explorer who discovered the North Pole.

A Journey for the Ages

Matthew A. Henson
A Journey for the Ages Book PDF

Author : Matthew A. Henson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510707573

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In an era when segregation thrived and Jim Crow reigned supreme, adventurer Matthew A. Henson defied racial stereotypes. During his teenage years, Henson sailed on vessels that journeyed across the globe, and it is those experiences that caught the attention of famed arctic explorer Matthew Peary. Operating as Peary’s “first man” on six expeditions that spanned over a quarter of century, Henson was an essential member of all of Peary’s most famous expeditions. His unparalleled skills as a craftsman and his mastery of the dialects of native Northern peoples, Henson was indispensable to the success of these missions. Of all voyages which Henson and Peary undertook, none is more groundbreaking then their 1909 journey to Greenland, and onto the previously impenetrable North Pole. Together with a small team of four native Intuits, Henson and Peary became the first team to ever reach the geographic North Pole, forever cementing their place as two of the greatest Arctic explorers of all time. In 1937, the Explorer’s Club honored that achievement, inducting Henson as their first ever African-American member. In 1912, Henson chronicled his recollections of this historic journey in a memoir originally entitled A Negro Explorer at the North Pole. Now reissued as First to the North Pole, this edition of Henson’s memoir features a new foreword by Explorer Club president Ted Janulis, emphasizing the importance of Henson’s historic achievements. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

The North Pole

Robert E. Peary
The North Pole Book PDF

Author : Robert E. Peary
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:8596547014607

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The North Pole by Robert E. Peary Pdf

The North Pole is a book by Robert E. Peary. It presents the discovery of The North Pole in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club in colorful fashion.

Henson at the North Pole

Matthew A. Henson
Henson at the North Pole Book PDF

Author : Matthew A. Henson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780486789491

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Henson at the North Pole by Matthew A. Henson Pdf

This thrilling memoir by the heroic African-American who was Peary's companion through two decades of Arctic exploration recounts a tale of danger, courage, and determination. "Fascinating and exciting." — Commonweal.

Matthew Henson

Kathleen Olmstead
Matthew Henson Book PDF

Author : Kathleen Olmstead
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1402760604

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Matthew Henson by Kathleen Olmstead Pdf

African American explorer Matthew Henson had been traveling with Robert E. Peary and his team in the arctic by dog sled for weeks. The temperature was almost sixty degrees below zero. After years of trying to reach the North Pole, would their quest end because of frigid conditions? And who would receive acclaim for being the first person to accomplish such a difficult goal? Henson was born not long after the Civil War, when life in the United States, especially for African Americans, was changing quickly. As a young man, he toured the world while working on a boat, where he experienced freedom and kindness from the captain, but faced racism from crew members as well as other people on shore. After leaving seafaring behind, Henson was to meet Lieutenant Robert E. Peary, a man who would alter the course of his life forever. He would accompany Peary on dangerous, exciting expeditions to Nicaragua, Northern Greenland, and finally the perilous North Pole. Book jacket.

I, Matthew Henson

Carole Boston Weatherford
I Matthew Henson Book PDF

Author : Carole Boston Weatherford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781547608966

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I, Matthew Henson by Carole Boston Weatherford Pdf

Details the life of Matthew Henson, one of the first people to reach the North Pole.

Peary & Henson

Baron Bedesky
Peary Henson Book PDF

Author : Baron Bedesky
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778724263

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Peary & Henson by Baron Bedesky Pdf

Examines the lives and explorations of Peary and Henson, who are credited with being the first men to reach the North Pole.

North Pole Legacy

S. Allen Counter
North Pole Legacy Book PDF

Author : S. Allen Counter
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510726383

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North Pole Legacy by S. Allen Counter Pdf

North Pole Legacy tells the story of two men whose existence was for decades nothing more than a popular legend. But that rumor was finally verified in 1986 when author S. Allen Counter journeyed to northern Greenland, and met this pair of remarkable men. Counter had long been an admirer of Matthew A. Henson, the African-American explorer who accompanied Admiral Robert E. Peary to the North Pole twice in early twentieth century. While conducting professional research in Sweden, Counter became intrigued by talk of mixed-race Inuit living in an isolated region of Greenland. Unable to forget this rumor, Counter traveled to investigate several years later, venturing more than a thousand miles north of the Arctic Circle. There, in two tiny villages, Counter met Anaukaq Henson and Kali Peary, Amer-Inuit sons of the two explorers. Born only days apart in 1906, they had long been acknowledged by their communities as the sons of Matthew Henson and Robert Peary, but had never been in contact with any of their American relatives. As it was obvious that these two men longed to see the country of their fathers, Counter arranged for Anakukaq, Kali, and their families to travel to America to meet their families. North Pole Legacy describes the obstacles that Counter overcame to bring news of Anaukaq Henson and Kali Peary to the world, to bring them to the United States, and to facilitate a reunion with relatives that they had never known. At the same time, the narrative flashes back to the unique history of Matthew Henson and Robert Peary in their collaboration as explorers and addresses their somewhat controversial claim to have been the first people to reach the North Pole. Compelling, insightful, and impossible to forget, North Pole Legacy is a must read for every history buff and armchair explorer.

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

Matthew Alexander Henson
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole Book PDF

Author : Matthew Alexander Henson
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547253372

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A Negro Explorer at the North Pole by Matthew Alexander Henson Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Negro Explorer at the North Pole" by Matthew Alexander Henson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Matthew Henson

Laura Baskes Litwin
Matthew Henson Book PDF

Author : Laura Baskes Litwin
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0766015467

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Matthew Henson by Laura Baskes Litwin Pdf

Examines the life of African American explorer, Matthew Henson, who placed the American flag at the North Pole in 1909, but was never credited for this because of racial prejudice.

Exploring the North Pole: The Story of Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson

Josepha Sherman
Exploring the North Pole The Story of Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson Book PDF

Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612289472

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Exploring the North Pole: The Story of Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson by Josepha Sherman Pdf

The Arctic, the far, frozen north, can be a very dangerous place for people to visit. The Arctic is almost always bitter cold, with temperatures that can go far below –50ºF and be in total darkness for four months out of a year. Terrible storms sweep across the ice and snow, and great crevasses, perilous openings in the ice, can swallow the unlucky traveler. By the early 1900s, many expeditions had tried to reach the farthest point north, the North Pole, but all of them had failed. Many explorers had died. Tales spread that no one could reach the North Pole. They warned that the land was cursed. But in the early twentieth century, two men decided to brave the Arctic again. They were Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson. And they were determined to do what no one had ever done. They were going to reach the North Pole.

To the End of the Earth

Tom Avery
To the End of the Earth Book PDF

Author : Tom Avery
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781466817586

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To the End of the Earth by Tom Avery Pdf

To the End of the Earth tells thrilling true adventure of a deadly trek to the North Pole, a 100 year old mystery and an inspiring tale of polar exploration April 2009 is the one-hundredth anniversary of perhaps the greatest controversy in the history of exploration. Did U.S. Naval Commander Robert Peary and his team dogsled to the North Pole in thirty-seven days in 1909? Or, as has been challenged, was this speed impossible, and was he a cheat? In 2005, polar explorer Tom Avery and his team set out to recreate this 100-year-old journey, using the same equipment as Peary, to prove that Peary had indeed done what he had claimed and discovered the North Pole. Navigating treacherous pressure ridges, deadly channels of open water, bitterly cold temperatures, and traveling in a similar style to Peary's with dog teams and replica wooden sledges bound together with cord, Avery tells the story of how his team covered 413 nautical miles to the North Pole in thirty-six days and twenty-two hours—some four hours faster than Peary. Weaving fascinating polar exploration history with thrilling extreme adventure, this is Avery's story of how he and his team nearly gave their lives proving Peary told the truth.

First Man

Simon Schwartz
First Man Book PDF

Author : Simon Schwartz
Publisher : Graphic Universe ™
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781467789554

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First Man by Simon Schwartz Pdf

In this graphic novel, Simon Schwartz weaves biography and fiction together to explore the life of Arctic adventurer Matthew Henson. Moving between different time periods and incorporating Inuit mythology, Schwartz offers a fresh perspective on the many challenges Henson confronted during his life. As a member of early missions to reach the North Pole, Henson braved subzero temperatures and shifting sea ice. As an African American at the turn of the twentieth century, he also faced harassment and prejudice. Henson won a place on Arctic expeditions through skill and determination—though he didn't receive the same credit as his teammates. He also won the respect of the native peoples he met during his journeys—though he couldn't prevent the harm that the expeditions caused them. More than a biography, First Man: Reimagining Matthew Henson is an artistic homage to Henson's accomplishments and the complicated realities of being a trailblazer in a society that didn't recognize black men as equals.

Matthew Henson and the North Pole Expedition

Ann Gaines
Matthew Henson and the North Pole Expedition Book PDF

Author : Ann Gaines
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1567667430

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Matthew Henson and the North Pole Expedition by Ann Gaines Pdf

A brief biography of the black explorer and seaman who, together with Robert E. Peary, discovered the North Pole in 1909.