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The record of the expedition that Discovered the North Pole on April 21, 1908 and its survival in remote Arctic islands for 14 months before returning to their Greenland base camp. Original authorized text with a new assessment by geographers, explorers, scholars and researchers in the 20th century. Afterwords by Polar historians and a field reconstruction in 1998 of the original journey. A new bibliography and expanded index and a 32-page photo section with new maps and charts.
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Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940) was the first American to explore both Polar regions and the first to spend forced winters in the Antarctic (1897-99) and the Arctic (1907-09). Surgeon on Peary's North Greenland Expedition in 1891-92 and second in command of the Peary Relief Expedition in 1901. Was commander of two expeditions to Greenland and headed two expeditions to Alaska's Mt. McKinley. Honored by European geographical societies and the Arctic Club of America and knighted by the King of the Belgians.
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"Cook must be considered an extraordinary personality in Polar history...he was a Bonaparte on the ice to his rival..." -- Jean Malaurie, author of "The Last Kings of Thule," explorer and director of the Centre de'Etrade Arctique
"Cook's descriptions of the Central Arctic are authenic..." -- Academician V. S . Koryakin, Polar historian of the Russian Academy of Sciences
"This book--in which Cook explained his accomplishment-- will no doubt rekindle the embers of the 90-year-old Cook-Peary controversy." -- Raimund Goerler, Archivist of the Byrd Polar Research Center and author of "To the Pole."
"Cook's descriptions of the Central Arctic are authenic..." -- Academician V. S . Koryakin, Polar historian of the Russian Academy of Sciences
"This book--in which Cook explained his accomplishment-- will no doubt rekindle the embers of the 90-year-old Cook-Peary controversy." -- Raimund Goerler, Archivist of the Byrd Polar Research Center and author of "To the Pole."
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- PublisherPolar Pub
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0966561325
- ISBN 13 9780966561326
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages632
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reissue. International orders may require additional postage. ; Inscribed by the Cover background photographer, Donald M. Robinson. Includes new assessments by geographers & explorers. The original title & text of the classic 1911 book. ; 599 pages. Seller Inventory # 23329
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