The North Pole

About this eBook

Author

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920

Title

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

Credits

Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Subject

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 -- Travel -- Arctic regions

Category

Text

eBook-No.

18975

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18975

Release Date

August 3, 2006

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE NORTH POLE — THE NORTH POLE — BY
2. 2.ROBERT E. PEARY
3. 3.INTRODUCTION
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.FOREWORD
7. 7.THE NORTH POLE
8. 8.CHAPTER I — THE PLAN
9. 9.CHAPTER II — PREPARATIONS
10. 10.CHAPTER III — THE START
11. 11.CHAPTER IV — UP TO CAPE YORK
12. 12.CHAPTER V — WELCOME FROM THE ESKIMOS
13. 13.CHAPTER VI — AN ARCTIC OASIS
14. 14.CHAPTER VII — ODD CUSTOMS OF AN ODD PEOPLE
15. 15.CHAPTER VIII — GETTING RECRUITS
16. 16.CHAPTER IX — A WALRUS HUNT
17. 17.CHAPTER X — KNOCKING AT THE GATEWAY TO THE POLE
18. 18.CHAPTER XI — CLOSE QUARTERS WITH THE ICE
19. 19.CHAPTER XII — THE ICE FIGHT GOES ON
20. 20.CHAPTER XIII — CAPE SHERIDAN AT LAST
21. 21.CHAPTER XIV — IN WINTER QUARTERS
22. 22.CHAPTER XV — THE AUTUMN WORK
23. 23.CHAPTER XVI — THE BIGGEST GAME IN THE ARCTIC
24. 24.CHAPTER XVII — MUSK-OXEN AT LAST
25. 25.CHAPTER XVIII — THE LONG NIGHT
26. 26.CHAPTER XIX — THE ROOSEVELT'S NARROW ESCAPE
27. 27.CHAPTER XX — CHRISTMAS ON THE ROOSEVELT
28. 28.CHAPTER XXI — ARCTIC ICE SLEDGING AS IT REALLY IS
29. 29.CHAPTER XXII — ESSENTIALS THAT BROUGHT SUCCESS
30. 30.CHAPTER XXIII — OFF ACROSS THE FROZEN SEA AT LAST
31. 31.CHAPTER XXIV — THE FIRST OPEN WATER
32. 32.CHAPTER XXV — SOME OF MY ESKIMOS LOSE THEIR NERVE
33. 33.CHAPTER XXVI — BORUP'S FARTHEST NORTH
34. 34.CHAPTER XXVII — GOOD-BY TO MARVIN
35. 35.CHAPTER XXVIII — WE BREAK ALL RECORDS
36. 36.CHAPTER XXIX — BARTLETT REACHES 87° 47´
37. 37.CHAPTER XXX — THE FINAL SPURT BEGUN
38. 38.CHAPTER XXXI — ONLY ONE DAY FROM THE POLE
39. 39.CHAPTER XXXII — WE REACH THE POLE
40. 40.CHAPTER XXXIII — GOOD-BY TO THE POLE
41. 41.CHAPTER XXXIV — BACK TO LAND AGAIN
42. 42.CHAPTER XXXV — LAST DAYS AT CAPE SHERIDAN
43. 43.APPENDIX I — Summary of Bathymetrical, Tidal, and Meteorological Observations [4]
44. 44.APPENDIX II
45. 45.APPENDIX III
46. 46.INDEX — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's Notes:

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