Peary S Arctic Quest

Author : Susan Kaplan,Genevieve LeMoine
Publisher : Down East Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608936441

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Peary's Arctic Quest by Susan Kaplan,Genevieve LeMoine Pdf

This richly illustrated book takes a different angle on Robert E. Peary’s North Pole expedition. By shifting the focus away from the unanswerable question of whether he truly reached 90º North Latitude, the authors shed light on equally important stories and discoveries that arose as a result of the infamous expedition. Peary's Arctic Quest ventures beyond the well-cited story of Peary’s expedition and uncovers the truth about race relations, womens’ scientific contributions, and climate change that are still relevant today. Readers will gain a greater appreciation for Peary’s methodical and creative mind, the Inughuit’s significant contributions to Arctic exploration, and the impact of Western expedition activity on the Inughuit community. The volume will also feature artifacts, drawings, and historic photographs with informative captions to tell little-known stories about Peary’s 1908-1909 North Pole expedition.

Author : Daniel E. Harmon
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : 9780791064405

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Robert Peary and the Quest for the North Pole by Daniel E. Harmon Pdf

Examines the life and adventures of American explorer Robert Peary, focusing on his attempts to be the first man to reach the North Pole in the early twentieth century.

Author : Pierre Berton
Publisher : Anchor Canada
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780385673624

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The Arctic Grail by Pierre Berton Pdf

Scores of nineteenth-century expeditions battled savage cold, relentless ice and winter darkness in pursuit of two great prizes: the quest for the elusive Passage linking the Atlantic and the Pacific and the international race to reach the North Pole. Pierre Berton's #1 best-selling book brings to life the great explorers: the pious and ambitious Edward Parry, the flawed hero John Franklin, ruthless Robert Peary and the cool Norwegian Roald Amundsen. He also credits the Inuit, whose tracking and hunting skills saved the lives of the adventurers and their men countless times. These quests are peopled with remarkable figures full of passion and eccentricity. They include Charles Hall, an obscure printer who abandoned family and business to head to a frozen world of which he knew nothing; John Ross, whose naval career ended when he spotted a range of mountains that didn't exist; Frederick Cook, who faked reaching the North Pole; and Jane Franklin, who forced an expensive search for her missing husband upon a reluctant British government. Pierre Berton, who won his first Governor General's award for The Mysterious North, here again gives us an important and fascinating history that reads like a novel as he examines the historic events of the golden age of Arctic exploration.

Author : Josephine Peary
Publisher : Cooper Square Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781461661177

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My Arctic Journal by Josephine Peary Pdf

Wife of self-proclaimed North Pole discoverer Robert Edwin Peary, Josephine Peary was the first woman apart from the Inuit to take part in an Arctic expedition. My Arctic Journal, unavailable for nearly a century, is Peary's memoir of the time she spent, from June of 1891 to August of 1892, accompanying her husband and his exploration party across the northernmost expanses of Greenland. Peary recounts in detail the hardships of life in the frozen North, and describes at length the customs of the Inuit natives, among whom she spent a great deal of time. She also tells of her experiences hunting near the top of the world, and gives her impressions of the other members of the expedition, who included explorers Dr. Frederick Cook and Matthew Henson. Richly illustrated and written with candor and emotion, My Arctic Journal is a unique gem of an exploration memoir.

Author : Robert E. Peary
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 55,7 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.

Author : Benjamin Hoppin
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1104592142

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A Diary Kept While with the Peary Arctic Expedition of 1896 (1897) by Benjamin Hoppin Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Baron Bedesky
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,9 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.

Author : Christopher Dwyer
Publisher : Chelsea House Pub
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0791013162

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Robert Peary and the Quest for the North Pole by Christopher Dwyer Pdf

This is a story about man's quest to know -- his world, his universe, and ultimately himself.

Author : Karen Clemens Warrick
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766019330

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The Race for the North Pole and Robert Peary in World History by Karen Clemens Warrick Pdf

Describes the history of man's attempts to reach the North Pole, as well as the life and career of the Arctic explorer Robert Peary, who is credited with reaching the North Pole in 1909.

Author : Fergus Fleming
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780802197535

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Ninety Degrees North by Fergus Fleming Pdf

The author of Barrow’s Boys offers a fascinating look at the exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century. Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, the Seattle Times, Publishers Weekly, and Time In the nineteenth century, theories about the North Pole ran rampant. Was it an open sea? Was it a portal to new worlds within the globe? Or was it just a wilderness of ice? When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic in 1845, explorers decided it was time to find out. In scintillating detail, Ninety Degrees North tells of the vying governments (including the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Austria-Hungary) and fantastic eccentrics (from Swedish balloonists to Italian aristocrats) who, despite their heroic failures, often achieved massive celebrity as they battled shipwreck, starvation, and sickness to reach the top of the world. Drawing on unpublished archives and long-forgotten journals, Fergus Fleming recounts this riveting saga of humankind’s search for the ultimate goal with consummate craftsmanship and wit. “Barely a page goes by without the loss of a crew member or a body part . . . Fleming [is] a marvelous teller of tales—and a superb thumbnail biographer.” —The Observer “A fable of men driven to extremes by the lust for knowledge as epic as a Greek myth.” —Time

Author : S. Allen Counter
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1510726373

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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.

Author : Marie Peary,Josephine Diebitsch Peary
Publisher : University Press of the Pacific
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0898755689

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Children of the Arctic by Marie Peary,Josephine Diebitsch Peary Pdf

The Snow Baby and Her Mother are Marie Peary and Josephine Peary -- this is the real-life account of the Peary family's visits to Greenland, to visit "Daddy", Admiral Peary, the famous American explorer and air pioneer.Admiral Peary was internationally famous for his explorations of the Arctic and the North Pole.The author, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, was the wife of Admiral Peary. Their daughter, Marie Ahnighito, was born in Greenland and became known world wide as the Snow Baby. She was the first white child born that far north.The book provides full details of several visits to Greenland in 1900 and 1902, when Snowbaby was 6 and 9 years old. Mrs. Peary provides colorful details of the daily life of the Eskimo / Inuit people, and of their travel adventures. Also included are entries from her travel diary.

Author : Mary Dodson Wade
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0766032868

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Amazing Arctic Explorer Matthew Henson by Mary Dodson Wade Pdf

Find out about Matthew Henson's life and his quest to reach the North Pole with Robert Peary.

Author : Farley Mowat
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : UCAL:$B555702

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The Polar Passion by Farley Mowat Pdf

Author : Robert Edwin Peary
Publisher : Cooper Square Publishers
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015060083337

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The North Pole by Robert Edwin Peary Pdf

Was Robert Peary the first man to reach the North Pole, as he claimed, on April 6, 1909? Rival explorer Frederick A. Cook called Peary's announcement a hoax, a conspiracy to fame supported by Peary's moneyed financiers.