Bibliograph

Robert Peary vs. Frederick Cook, race to the North Pole, Ellis Roxburgh

Type

Label

Robert Peary vs. Frederick Cook, race to the North Pole, Ellis Roxburgh

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Robert Peary vs. Frederick Cook

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

921869763

Responsibility statement

Ellis Roxburgh

Series statement

History's greatest rivals

Sub title

race to the North Pole

Summary

Chronicles the feud between rival explorers Robert Peary and Frederick Cook, who both claimed to have reached the North Pole first during the early twentieth century

Table Of Contents

At Odds -- Context -- Robert Peary -- Frederick Cook -- Peary's Club -- Cook's Friends -- Lines Are Drawn -- Rival Journeys -- Getting Home -- Rival Claims -- Peary's Campaign -- Cook's Absence -- Giving Evidence -- Cook's Disgrace -- A Wounded Hero -- Aftermath -- Judgement -- Timeline

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Robert Peary versus Frederick Cook

Classification