The noose of laurels : Robert E. Peary and the race to the North Pole /
Herbert, Wally.
The noose of laurels : Robert E. Peary and the race to the North Pole / Wally Herbert. - New York : Atheneum, 1989. - 395 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-382) and index.
Guests of honour -- The sheltered years -- The uncertain direction of fame -- The persistent devil -- Fame, one way or another -- The vision -- The deepening obsession -- The years of doubt and suffering -- The weather-beaten fanatic -- Farthest North, 1906? -- The threat of Dr. Cook -- The final arrow -- The North Pole, or n ot -- The onus of proof -- The gold brick -- The tarnished prize -- The burden of truth -- The price of fame.
0689120346 : $22.50 9780689120343
89000090
900071060
Peary, Robert E. 1856-1920.
Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940.
Peary, Robert E., 1856-1920.
Cook, Frederick A., 1865-1940.
Peary, Robert E.
Explorers--United States--Biography.
Explorateurs--Biographies.--�Etats-Unis
Expedition
Geschichte (1909)
North Pole.
P�ole Nord.
Nordpol
G 635.P4 / H4 1989
The noose of laurels : Robert E. Peary and the race to the North Pole / Wally Herbert. - New York : Atheneum, 1989. - 395 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-382) and index.
Guests of honour -- The sheltered years -- The uncertain direction of fame -- The persistent devil -- Fame, one way or another -- The vision -- The deepening obsession -- The years of doubt and suffering -- The weather-beaten fanatic -- Farthest North, 1906? -- The threat of Dr. Cook -- The final arrow -- The North Pole, or n ot -- The onus of proof -- The gold brick -- The tarnished prize -- The burden of truth -- The price of fame.
0689120346 : $22.50 9780689120343
89000090
900071060
Peary, Robert E. 1856-1920.
Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940.
Peary, Robert E., 1856-1920.
Cook, Frederick A., 1865-1940.
Peary, Robert E.
Explorers--United States--Biography.
Explorateurs--Biographies.--�Etats-Unis
Expedition
Geschichte (1909)
North Pole.
P�ole Nord.
Nordpol
G 635.P4 / H4 1989