To stand at the Pole

the Dr. Cook--Admiral Peary North Pole controversy

By William R. Hunt

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Publish Date

1981

Publisher

Stein and Day

Language

eng

Pages

288

Description:

Details the controversy which arose over Cook's claim that he reached the North Pole prior to Peary.

subjects: Explorers, Biography, Peary, robert e. (robert edwin), 1856-1920, Cook, stanley arthur, 1873-1949, North pole

People: Frederick Albert Cook (1865-1940), Robert E. Peary (1856-1920)

Places: United States, North Pole