Peary’s own account of the Peary Arctic Club expedition aboard the S.S. Roosevelt, from New York to Etah and on to winter quarters at Cape Sheridan. He describes the long polar night, the Inuit families who travelled with him, the sledge journey north over shifting ice, and a hard return across open leads.
A vivid first-hand record of polar exploration, introduced by President Theodore Roosevelt’s Hubbard Medal address. Download the free EPUB.