Great exploration hoaxes / David Roberts.
TITLE:
Great exploration hoaxes / David Roberts.
Publication Date:
1982
Publication Information:
San Francisco, Calif. : Sierra Club Books,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
x, 182 p., [12] p. of plates : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographies and index.
Summary:
Did Peary reach the North Pole? Was Admiral Byrd the first to fly over it? Did Frederick Cook actually make the first ascent of Mt. McKinley? Spanning 450 years of history, Great Exploration Hoaxes tells the spellbinding stories of ten men who pursued glory at any cost even the truth.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780871563255
