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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
Print Book, English, 1981
Stein and Day, New York, 1981
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