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The Resource The great polar fraud : Cook, Peary, and Byrd-- How three American heroes duped the world into thinking they had reached the North Pole, Anthony Galvin, (electronic resource)
The great polar fraud : Cook, Peary, and Byrd-- How three American heroes duped the world into thinking they had reached the North Pole, Anthony Galvin, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- In 1910 Roald Amundsen set off from Oslo toward the North Pole but soon received word that two Americans-Frederick Cook and Robert Peary-each claimed to have reached the Pole ahead of him. Devastated, Amundsen famously went south. For years Cook and Peary tried to convince the world of their claims. Finally the National Geographic Society endorsed Peary, and the matter seemed settled. In May 1926 an American airman, Richard Byrd, flew north in a three-engine plane, and returned with a log showing that he had flow exactly over the geographical North Pole, becoming the third man to reach that my
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (462 p.)
- Note
- This is an Overdrive title
- Contents
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- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1. Peary's Early Life; 2. Cook's Childhood; 3. Amundsen-The Napoleon of the North Makes His Entrance; 4. Peary Gets the Exploration Bug; 5. Getting Back to Greenland; 6. Peary Meets Cook; 7. Peary Travels North; 8. Home From Greenland; 9. Byrd's Early Steps; 10. Mixed Fortunes on the Ice; 11. Peary's Third Greenland Expedition; 12. Cook's Second Greenland Expedition; 13. Peary Searches for Shooting Stars; 14. The Doldrums; 15. Cook and Amundsen in the Antarctic; 16. Peary and the Meteorites
- 17. Cook Climbs Toward the Top of the Continent18. Amundsen on the Northwest Passage; 19. Peary's Penultimate Expedition, 1904-1906; 20. Cook Returns to McKinley; 21. Peary and Cook Meet Again; 22. Cook Plans for the Pole; 23. Amundsen Eyes the Pole; 24. Cook Heads North; 25. Peary Leaves for the Pole; 26. Peary Vents his Rage on Cook's Companion; 27. Cook Reaches for the Pole; 28. Peary Heads North; 29. A Curious Newspaper Headline; 30. Cook Returns; 31. Cook Reaches Europe; 32. Amundsen Sets Out for the North Pole; 33. Peary Reaches the Pole?; 34. Peary Returns
- 35. Amundsen Changes His Mind36. Peary Reacts to Cook Claim; 37. Race for the South Pole; 38. Cook and Peary at War; 39. Amundsen After the South Pole; 40. Byrd Spreads His Wings; 41. Amundsen Makes Further Flights; 42. The Race Is On; 43. Wings Near the Pole; 44. The Pole at Last-Thoroughly at Peace with all the World; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index
- Isbn
- 9781629149684
- Label
- The great polar fraud : Cook, Peary, and Byrd-- How three American heroes duped the world into thinking they had reached the North Pole
- Title
- The great polar fraud
- Title remainder
- Cook, Peary, and Byrd-- How three American heroes duped the world into thinking they had reached the North Pole
- Statement of responsibility
- Anthony Galvin
- Subject
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- Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940
- Discoveries in geography -- History
- Electronic books
- Explorers -- United States
- North Pole
- Peary, Robert E., (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920
- Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration | American
- TRAVEL / Budget
- TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks
- TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds
- Voyages and travels -- History
- SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
- Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1910 Roald Amundsen set off from Oslo toward the North Pole but soon received word that two Americans-Frederick Cook and Robert Peary-each claimed to have reached the Pole ahead of him. Devastated, Amundsen famously went south. For years Cook and Peary tried to convince the world of their claims. Finally the National Geographic Society endorsed Peary, and the matter seemed settled. In May 1926 an American airman, Richard Byrd, flew north in a three-engine plane, and returned with a log showing that he had flow exactly over the geographical North Pole, becoming the third man to reach that my
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Galvin, Anthony
- Dewey number
- 910.091632
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- G630.A5
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Cook, Frederick Albert
- Peary, Robert E.
- Byrd, Richard Evelyn
- Voyages and travels
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
- TRAVEL / Budget
- TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks
- TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds
- Arctic regions
- North Pole
- Label
- The great polar fraud : Cook, Peary, and Byrd-- How three American heroes duped the world into thinking they had reached the North Pole, Anthony Galvin, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- This is an Overdrive title
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
-
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1. Peary's Early Life; 2. Cook's Childhood; 3. Amundsen-The Napoleon of the North Makes His Entrance; 4. Peary Gets the Exploration Bug; 5. Getting Back to Greenland; 6. Peary Meets Cook; 7. Peary Travels North; 8. Home From Greenland; 9. Byrd's Early Steps; 10. Mixed Fortunes on the Ice; 11. Peary's Third Greenland Expedition; 12. Cook's Second Greenland Expedition; 13. Peary Searches for Shooting Stars; 14. The Doldrums; 15. Cook and Amundsen in the Antarctic; 16. Peary and the Meteorites
- 17. Cook Climbs Toward the Top of the Continent18. Amundsen on the Northwest Passage; 19. Peary's Penultimate Expedition, 1904-1906; 20. Cook Returns to McKinley; 21. Peary and Cook Meet Again; 22. Cook Plans for the Pole; 23. Amundsen Eyes the Pole; 24. Cook Heads North; 25. Peary Leaves for the Pole; 26. Peary Vents his Rage on Cook's Companion; 27. Cook Reaches for the Pole; 28. Peary Heads North; 29. A Curious Newspaper Headline; 30. Cook Returns; 31. Cook Reaches Europe; 32. Amundsen Sets Out for the North Pole; 33. Peary Reaches the Pole?; 34. Peary Returns
- 35. Amundsen Changes His Mind36. Peary Reacts to Cook Claim; 37. Race for the South Pole; 38. Cook and Peary at War; 39. Amundsen After the South Pole; 40. Byrd Spreads His Wings; 41. Amundsen Makes Further Flights; 42. The Race Is On; 43. Wings Near the Pole; 44. The Pole at Last-Thoroughly at Peace with all the World; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn894790137
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (462 p.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781629149684
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- c4a6a962-65d7-4054-a07e-df47db1f9cef
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894790137
- Label
- The great polar fraud : Cook, Peary, and Byrd-- How three American heroes duped the world into thinking they had reached the North Pole, Anthony Galvin, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- This is an Overdrive title
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Color
- multicolored
- Contents
-
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Introduction; 1. Peary's Early Life; 2. Cook's Childhood; 3. Amundsen-The Napoleon of the North Makes His Entrance; 4. Peary Gets the Exploration Bug; 5. Getting Back to Greenland; 6. Peary Meets Cook; 7. Peary Travels North; 8. Home From Greenland; 9. Byrd's Early Steps; 10. Mixed Fortunes on the Ice; 11. Peary's Third Greenland Expedition; 12. Cook's Second Greenland Expedition; 13. Peary Searches for Shooting Stars; 14. The Doldrums; 15. Cook and Amundsen in the Antarctic; 16. Peary and the Meteorites
- 17. Cook Climbs Toward the Top of the Continent18. Amundsen on the Northwest Passage; 19. Peary's Penultimate Expedition, 1904-1906; 20. Cook Returns to McKinley; 21. Peary and Cook Meet Again; 22. Cook Plans for the Pole; 23. Amundsen Eyes the Pole; 24. Cook Heads North; 25. Peary Leaves for the Pole; 26. Peary Vents his Rage on Cook's Companion; 27. Cook Reaches for the Pole; 28. Peary Heads North; 29. A Curious Newspaper Headline; 30. Cook Returns; 31. Cook Reaches Europe; 32. Amundsen Sets Out for the North Pole; 33. Peary Reaches the Pole?; 34. Peary Returns
- 35. Amundsen Changes His Mind36. Peary Reacts to Cook Claim; 37. Race for the South Pole; 38. Cook and Peary at War; 39. Amundsen After the South Pole; 40. Byrd Spreads His Wings; 41. Amundsen Makes Further Flights; 42. The Race Is On; 43. Wings Near the Pole; 44. The Pole at Last-Thoroughly at Peace with all the World; Epilogue; Selected Bibliography; Index
- Control code
- ocn894790137
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (462 p.)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781629149684
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- c4a6a962-65d7-4054-a07e-df47db1f9cef
- System control number
- (OCoLC)894790137
Subject
- Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940
- Discoveries in geography -- History
- Electronic books
- Explorers -- United States
- North Pole
- Peary, Robert E., (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920
- Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration | American
- TRAVEL / Budget
- TRAVEL / Hikes & Walks
- TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
- TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds
- Voyages and travels -- History
- SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
- Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957
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