True north : Peary, Cook, and the race to the Pole / Bruce Henderson.
TITLE:
True north : Peary, Cook, and the race to the Pole / Bruce Henderson.
Publication Date:
2005
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton & Co.,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
331 p. : ill., maps.
Subject Term:
Geographic Term:
Summary:
Bruce Henderson has constructed this revealing narrative out of the claims and counterclaims of Robert Peary and Frederick Cook, introducing fascinating scientific and psychological evidence to put the appalling details of polar travel in a new context.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780393057911
