"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707879
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707880
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / inside front
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707881
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 1
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707882
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 2-3
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707883
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 4-5
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707884
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 6-7
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707885
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 8-9
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707886
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 10-11
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707887
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 12-13
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707888
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 14-15
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707889
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 16-17
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707890
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 18-19
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707891
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 20-21
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707892
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 22-23
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707893
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 24-25
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707894
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 26-27
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707895
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 28-29
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707896
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 30-31
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707897
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 32-33
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707898
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 34-35
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707899
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 36-37
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707900
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 38-39
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707901
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 40
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707902
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / inside back
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707903
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / back
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707904
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 2, detail
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707905
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 4, detail
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707906
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 22, detail
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909
THF707907
"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909 / page 28, detail
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"The Conquest of the North : An Authentic Account of the Finding of the North Pole," 1909

Summary

In 1909, two Americans claimed to have reached the North Pole: Dr. Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. But who was first? Cook asserted he arrived at the pole in April 1908; Peary declared he made it in April 1909. Both explorers had their supporters and detractors. This publication recounts the story of each explorer's dash for the pole.

In 1909, two Americans claimed to have reached the North Pole: Dr. Frederick Cook and Robert Peary. But who was first? Cook asserted he arrived at the pole in April 1908; Peary declared he made it in April 1909. Both explorers had their supporters and detractors. This publication recounts the story of each explorer's dash for the pole.

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1909

Creators

Ingersoll, Ernest, 1852-1946 

C.S. Hammond & Company 

Place of Creation

United States, New York, New York 

Keywords

Arctic regions 

North Pole 

Polar regions 

Books 

Discovery and exploration 

Explorers 

Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940 

Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 

Collection Title

Arthur S. Obermayer Personal Library 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.20.P90902

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Arthur S. Obermayer.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Blue
Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8 in

Width: 6 in

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