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050 0 0 _aG 635.P4
_bH4 1989
049 _aVF$A
100 1 _aHerbert, Wally.
245 1 4 _aThe noose of laurels :
_bRobert E. Peary and the race to the North Pole /
_cWally Herbert.
260 _aNew York :
_bAtheneum,
_c1989.
300 _a395 p., [16] p. of plates :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 371-382) and index.
505 0 _aGuests 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.
600 1 0 _aPeary, Robert E.
_q(Robert Edwin),
_d1856-1920.
600 1 0 _aCook, Frederick Albert,
_d1865-1940.
650 0 _aExplorers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
651 0 _aNorth Pole.
600 1 6 _aPeary, Robert E.,
_d1856-1920.
600 1 6 _aCook, Frederick A.,
_d1865-1940.
650 6 _aExplorateurs
_z�Etats-Unis
_xBiographies.
651 6 _aP�ole Nord.
600 1 7 _aPeary, Robert E.
_2swd
650 0 7 _aExpedition
_2swd
650 0 7 _aGeschichte (1909)
_2swd
651 7 _aNordpol
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