Peary to the Pole

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Peary to the Pole

General and world history History of other geographical groupings and regions

Author: Walter Lord

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Language: English

Published by: Open Road Media

Published on: 6th March 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 3 Mb

ISBN: 9781453238455


Explorer Robert E. Peary's quest for the North Pole

—a true Arctic adventure from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Night to Remember.

On March 1, 1909

only 413 miles of formidable ice separated Robert E. Peary from realizing his lifelong dream of becoming the first man to set foot on the North Pole. On that dark morning on Canada's Ellesmere Island, it was cold enough to freeze a bottle of brandy. The ice looked solid enough, but it sat atop seawater—and shifted violently according to the whims of the ocean below.

Peary's experience

Peary was used to the conditions—he'd barely survived them just three years before when he first tried, and failed, to reach the earth's northernmost point. But this time around, no amount of peril could dissuade Peary and his party from their expedition. With a cry of "Forward, march!" the journey of a lifetime began.

About the book

Written with thrilling detail and heart-pounding suspense by the author of Day of Infamy and other bestselling histories, Peary to the Pole is the definitive account of one man's trek through some of the world's most treacherous terrain, in search of adventure, discovery, and immortality, a classic for readers of books like In the Kingdom of Ice or The Last Place on Earth.

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