Project Gutenberg 2006-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 215 Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin) 1856 1920 Peary, Robert Edwin Peary, R. E. (Robert Edwin) Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey 1875 1966 Grosvenor, G. H. (Gilbert Hovey) Roosevelt, Theodore 1858 1919 United States President (1901-1909) Roosevelt, Teddy The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club" by Robert E. Peary is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the long-awaited expedition that ultimately led to the discovery of the North Pole, illuminating Peary’s meticulous planning and execution over his years of exploration. It combines a narrative of Peary's journey with insights into the challenges he faced during this monumental endeavor, aiming to document the achievements in polar exploration. The opening of the narrative introduces Peary's long-standing ambition to conquer the North Pole, describing his strategic approach likened to a game of chess, where he meticulously planned for success based on lessons learned from past failures. The introduction reflects on the physical and psychological preparations required for such grueling expeditions, emphasizing the combination of human perseverance against harsh and unpredictable natural forces. Peary outlines his plans for the 1909 journey and hints at the challenges that lie ahead while engaging with themes of determination, camaraderie, and the lure of adventure that drives explorers into the treacherous Arctic. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration North Pole -- Discovery and exploration Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 -- Travel -- Arctic regions G Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 837720 837737 2024-09-08T10:00:15.375223 2023-09-08T11:50:05.704881 text/html text/html 796811 2006-08-03T11:12:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 38800280 2006-08-03T11:13:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 42437522 2024-09-08T10:00:41.500087 application/epub+zip 42419496 2024-09-08T10:00:22.654178 application/epub+zip 358329 2024-09-08T10:00:18.496199 application/epub+zip 42992468 2024-09-08T10:00:54.061510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42876203 2024-09-08T10:00:35.799162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529070 2022-09-09T06:54:41.718899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647670 647563 2024-09-08T10:00:11.925234 2023-09-08T11:50:02.476829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 647051 2006-08-03T11:12:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 237901 2006-08-03T11:13:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 647662 2006-08-03T11:12:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237847 2006-08-03T11:13:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22226 2024-09-08T10:00:54.311509 application/rdf+xml 24531 2024-09-08T10:00:18.986200 image/jpeg 4556 2024-09-08T10:00:18.738172 image/jpeg 38905324 2024-09-08T10:00:16.123253 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia