Herbert, Wally. <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references  (p. 371-382) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0689120346 :  $22.50 9780689120343 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>89000090 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>900071060 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Peary, Robert E. 1856-1920. <br/>Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940. <br/>Peary, Robert E., 1856-1920. <br/>Cook, Frederick A., 1865-1940. <br/>Peary, Robert E.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Explorers--United States--Biography.<br/>Explorateurs--Biographies.--�Etats-Unis<br/>Expedition<br/>Geschichte (1909)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>North Pole.<br/>P�ole Nord.<br/>Nordpol
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G 635.P4  / H4 1989