To stand at the Pole : the Dr. Cook--Admiral Peary North Pole controversy
Details the controversy which arose over Cook's claim that he reached the North Pole prior to Peary
Biographies
288 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
9780812827736, 0812827732
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Pt. 1: The North Pole: The prize
From healer to explorer
The top of the continent
Race to the pole
Garlands and honors
Peary's passion
The seeds of doubt
Pt. 2: They also sought glory: Kane and Hall
The Jeannette disaster
Greely's travail
Pt. 3: Blowup: The scandal on the mount
Dunkle and loose
A place to hide
The verdict of Copenhagen
Peary's campaign
Pt. 4: Comeback: Out on the hustings
Conspiracy!
Lobbying congress
Pt. 5: The entrepreneur
Justice in Texas
Killit's fury
Jail
Pt. 6: Need for reexamination?: The Philadelphia lawyer
Testing mount McKinley
Loyalty
Oil scam
Little lies
The other claimant
Truth and zeal