Peary & Henson : the race to the North Pole

Title
Peary & Henson : the race to the North Pole

Personal Author EPSB
Baron. Bedesky

Other Title
Peary and Henson : the race to the North Pole

Year Published
2006

Series
In the footsteps of explorers

Physical Description
32 p. : illus. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Note
Includes index.

Contents
Contents: The long polar night -- Jewel of the North -- The early years -- The Greenland base -- Ellesmere Island treks -- Life in the Far North -- Surviving the pole -- The people of the North -- On top of the world -- After the expeditions -- Polar legacy.

Personal Subject
Peary, Robert E., 1856-1920.
 
Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955.

Subject
Explorers -- United States -- Biography.
 
African-American explorers -- United States -- Biography.

Geographic Term
North Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- American.

ISBN
9780778724261

Publisher
St. Catharines, ON : Crabtree Publishing, c2006.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian West910.9 BEDBook38515000365919Due 6/13/25