The North Pole / Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club

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ROBERT E. PEARY

INTRODUCTION

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

FOREWORD

THE NORTH POLE

CHAPTER I THE PLAN

CHAPTER II PREPARATIONS

CHAPTER III THE START

CHAPTER IV UP TO CAPE YORK

CHAPTER V WELCOME FROM THE ESKIMOS

CHAPTER VI AN ARCTIC OASIS

CHAPTER VII ODD CUSTOMS OF AN ODD PEOPLE

CHAPTER VIII GETTING RECRUITS

CHAPTER IX A WALRUS HUNT

CHAPTER X KNOCKING AT THE GATEWAY TO THE POLE

CHAPTER XI CLOSE QUARTERS WITH THE ICE

CHAPTER XII THE ICE FIGHT GOES ON

CHAPTER XIII CAPE SHERIDAN AT LAST

CHAPTER XIV IN WINTER QUARTERS

CHAPTER XV THE AUTUMN WORK

CHAPTER XVI THE BIGGEST GAME IN THE ARCTIC

CHAPTER XVII MUSK-OXEN AT LAST

CHAPTER XVIII THE LONG NIGHT

CHAPTER XIX THE ROOSEVELT'S NARROW ESCAPE

CHAPTER XX CHRISTMAS ON THE ROOSEVELT

CHAPTER XXI ARCTIC ICE SLEDGING AS IT REALLY IS

CHAPTER XXII ESSENTIALS THAT BROUGHT SUCCESS

CHAPTER XXIII OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST

CHAPTER XXIV THE FIRST OPEN WATER

CHAPTER XXV SOME OF MY ESKIMOS LOSE THEIR NERVE

CHAPTER XXVI BORUP'S FARTHEST NORTH

CHAPTER XXVII GOOD-BY TO MARVIN

CHAPTER XXVIII WE BREAK ALL RECORDS

CHAPTER XXIX BARTLETT REACHES 87 47'

CHAPTER XXX THE FINAL SPURT BEGUN

CHAPTER XXXI ONLY ONE DAY FROM THE POLE

CHAPTER XXXII WE REACH THE POLE

CHAPTER XXXIII GOOD-BY TO THE POLE

CHAPTER XXXIV BACK TO LAND AGAIN

CHAPTER XXXV LAST DAYS AT CAPE SHERIDAN

APPENDIX I Summary of Bathymetrical, Tidal, and Meteorological

APPENDIX II

APPENDIX III

IS PROGRESS A TRUTH?

THE EDWARDS FAMILY.

SONNET.

THE GREEN-CORN DANCE.

ROSIN THE BOW. A FANTASIA.

THE GRAVEYARD AT PRINCETON.

AMONG THE PINES.

THE LESSON OF WAR.

RALPH WALDO EMERSON.

SPHINX AND OEDIPUS.

THE ACTRESS WIFE.

A SONG OF FREEDOM.

ACROSS THE CONTINENT.

WHAT TO DO WITH THE DARKIES. A NEW AND ORIGINAL PLAN FOR SAVING THE UNION ON SOUTHERN PRINCIPLES.

THE SLAVE-TRADE IN NEW YORK.

LITERARY NOTICES

BOOKS RECEIVED.

EDITOR'S TABLE

FOOTNOTES:

CONTINENTAL MONTHLY: DEVOTED TO LITERATURE AND NATIONAL POLICY. FEBURARY, 1862.


THE NORTH POLE

COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
THE FIVE FLAGS AT THE POLE

LEFT TO RIGHT
1. Navy League—Ooqueah 3. Polar Flag Carried 15 Years—Henson
2. D. K. E. Fraternity—Ootah    4. D. A. R. Peace Flag—Egingwah
5. Red Cross Flag—Seegloo


THE NORTH POLE

ITS DISCOVERY IN 1909 UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE PEARY
ARCTIC CLUB

BY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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