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Title: My Attainment of the Pole Condition: New Author: Frederick A Cook Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0815411375 EAN: 9780815411376 ISBN: 9780815411376 Publisher: Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. Genre: History Topic: Travel & Transport Release Date: 27/02/2001 Description: The subzero temperatures were only one of the dangers explorer Frederick Cook (1865-1940) faced in his attempts to reach the North Pole. During his extraordinary and harrowing journey, he fought off arctic wolves and polar bears, lived through ice storms, almost starved on several occasions, and faced long and lonely hours of isolation. His book relates how he learned from Eskimos how to survive in the Arctic, hunting musk ox to survive, harpooning walruses, and traveling by dog sled. After his journey, he defended himself against the charges of fellow explorer Robert Peary, who claimed that Cook had lied about reaching the Pole. My Attainment of the Pole is not only a great read for any armchair explorer, it is also a controversial work that contributed to a dispute that lasted for decades. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 227mm Item Length: 160mm Item Width: 43mm Item Weight: 1129g Release Year: 2001 Missing Information?
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