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- "The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 - In 1909, two Americans claimed to have reached the North Pole: Dr. Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. But who was first? Cook asserted he arrived at the pole in April 1908; Peary declared he made it in April 1909. Both explorers had their supporters and detractors. This publication recounts the story of each explorer's dash for the pole.
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"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
In 1909, two Americans claimed to have reached the North Pole: Dr. Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. But who was first? Cook asserted he arrived at the pole in April 1908; Peary declared he made it in April 1909. Both explorers had their supporters and detractors. This publication recounts the story of each explorer's dash for the pole.