My Attainment of the Pole
Frederick A. Cook
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My Attainment of the Pole
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MY ATTAINMENT OF THE POLE
NEW YORK AND LONDON MITCHELL KENNERLEY MCMXIII
OTHER BOOKS BY DR. COOK
OTHER BOOKS BY DR. COOK
To the Pathfinders
THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE POLAR CONTROVERSY
DR. COOK IS VINDICATED. HIS DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH POLE IS ENDORSED BY THE EXPLORERS OF ALL THE WORLD.
DR. COOK IS VINDICATED. HIS DISCOVERY OF THE NORTH POLE IS ENDORSED BY THE EXPLORERS OF ALL THE WORLD.
PREFACE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
My Attainment of the Pole
I. THE POLAR FIGHT
INTO THE BOREAL WILDS
II Over the Arctic Circle
II Over the Arctic Circle
THE DRIVING SPUR OF THE POLAR QUEST
III Strange Traits of Northernmost Man
III Strange Traits of Northernmost Man
TO THE LIMITS OF NAVIGATION
IV Alone with Our Destiny, Seven Hundred Miles From the Pole
IV Alone with Our Destiny, Seven Hundred Miles From the Pole
BEGINNING PREPARATIONS FOR THE POLAR DASH
V The Pole, the Route, and the Incentive
V The Pole, the Route, and the Incentive
THE CURTAIN OF NIGHT DROPS
VI The Sunset of 1907
VI The Sunset of 1907
FIRST WEEK OF THE LONG NIGHT
VII The Glory of the Aurora
VII The Glory of the Aurora
THE MOONLIGHT QUEST OF THE WALRUS
VIII Five Hundred Miles Through Night and Storm
VIII Five Hundred Miles Through Night and Storm
MIDNIGHT AND MID-WINTER
IX The Coming of the Eskimo Stork
IX The Coming of the Eskimo Stork
EN ROUTE FOR THE POLE
X The Start with Sunrise of 1908
X The Start with Sunrise of 1908
EXPLORING A NEW PASS OVER ACPOHON
XI Breaking a Trail Beyond the Haunts of Man
XI Breaking a Trail Beyond the Haunts of Man
IN GAME TRAILS TO LAND'S END
XII Shores of the Circumpolar Sea
XII Shores of the Circumpolar Sea
THE TRANS-BOREAL DASH BEGINS
XIII Five Hundred Miles From the Pole
XIII Five Hundred Miles From the Pole
OVER THE POLAR SEA TO THE BIG LEAD
XIV To Eighty-Third Parallel
XIV To Eighty-Third Parallel
CROSSING MOVING SEAS OF ICE
XV The First Steps Over the Grinding Central Pack
XV The First Steps Over the Grinding Central Pack
LAND DISCOVERED
XVI Three Hundred Miles to the Apex of the World
XVI Three Hundred Miles to the Apex of the World
BEYOND THE RANGE OF LIFE
XVII Two Hundred Miles From The Pole
XVII Two Hundred Miles From The Pole
OVER POLAR SEAS OF MYSTERY
XVIII One Hundred Miles From the Pole
XVIII One Hundred Miles From the Pole
TO THE POLE—THE LAST HUNDRED MILES
XIX Boreal Center is Pierced
XIX Boreal Center is Pierced
AT THE NORTH POLE
XX Full and Final Proofs of the Attainment
THE SUN'S TRUE CENTRAL ALTITUDE AT THE POLE.
COPY OF NOTE IN TUBE.
THE SUN'S TRUE CENTRAL ALTITUDE AT THE POLE.
COPY OF NOTE IN TUBE.
XX Full and Final Proofs of the Attainment
THE SUN'S TRUE CENTRAL ALTITUDE AT THE POLE.
COPY OF NOTE IN TUBE.
THE SUN'S TRUE CENTRAL ALTITUDE AT THE POLE.
COPY OF NOTE IN TUBE.
THE RETURN—A BATTLE FOR LIFE AGAINST FAMINE AND FROST
XXI Southward Over the Mid-Polar Sea
XXI Southward Over the Mid-Polar Sea
BACK TO LIFE AND BACK TO LAND
XXII Southward Into the American Archipelago
XXII Southward Into the American Archipelago
OVERLAND TO JONES SOUND
XXIII Adrift on an Iceberg
XXIII Adrift on an Iceberg
UNDER THE WHIP OF FAMINE
XXIV Imprisoned by the Hand of Frost
XXIV Imprisoned by the Hand of Frost
BEAR FIGHTS AND WALRUS BATTLES
XXV Game Haunts Discovered
XXV Game Haunts Discovered
BULL FIGHTS WITH THE MUSK OX
XXVI To the Winter Camp at Cape Sparbo
XXVI To the Winter Camp at Cape Sparbo
WITH A NEW ART OF CHASE IN A NEW WORLD OF LIFE
XXVII Coming of the Second Winter
XXVII Coming of the Second Winter
A HUNDRED NIGHTS IN AN UNDERGROUND DEN
XXVIII Life About Cape Sparbo
XXVIII Life About Cape Sparbo
HOMEWARD WITH A HALF SLEDGE AND HALF-FILLED STOMACHS
XXIX Back to Greenland Friends
XXIX Back to Greenland Friends
ANNOATOK TO UPERNAVIK
XXX Along Danish Greenland
XXX Along Danish Greenland
FROM GREENLAND TO COPENHAGEN
XXXI At the Danish Metropolis
XXXI At the Danish Metropolis
COPENHAGEN TO THE UNITED STATES
XXXII Peary's Underhand Work at Labrador
XXXII Peary's Underhand Work at Labrador
THE KEY TO THE CONTROVERSY
XXXIII Actions Which Call for Investigation
XXXIII Actions Which Call for Investigation
THE MT. McKINLEY BRIBERY
XXXIV How a Man's Soul Was Marketed
THE PEARY-PARKER-BROWN HUMBUG UP TO DATE
THE PEARY-PARKER-BROWN HUMBUG UP TO DATE
XXXIV How a Man's Soul Was Marketed
THE PEARY-PARKER-BROWN HUMBUG UP TO DATE
THE PEARY-PARKER-BROWN HUMBUG UP TO DATE
THE DUNKLE-LOOSE FORGERY
XXXV The Last Perjured Defamation
XXXV The Last Perjured Defamation
HOW A GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PROSTITUTED ITS NAME
XXXVI The Washington Verdict—The Copenhagen Verdict
XXXVI The Washington Verdict—The Copenhagen Verdict
RETROSPECT
FOOTNOTES:
FOOTNOTES:
APPENDIX
COPY OF THE FIELD NOTES
(Notes usually written at end of day's march.)
(Notes usually written at end of day's march.)
QUESTIONS THAT ENTER CALCULATIONS FOR POSITION OF THE NORTH POLE.
FROM A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE POLAR CLAIMS IN A FORTHCOMING BOOK By Captain Thomas F. Hall of Omaha, Neb.
DR. COOK'S VALID CLAIM.
VERDICT OF GEN. A. W. GREELY, REAR ADMIRAL W. S. SCHLEY AND OTHER ARCTIC EXPERTS
DR. COOK'S VALID CLAIM.
VERDICT OF GEN. A. W. GREELY, REAR ADMIRAL W. S. SCHLEY AND OTHER ARCTIC EXPERTS
FROM A CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE POLAR CLAIMS IN A FORTHCOMING BOOK By Captain Thomas F. Hall of Omaha, Neb.
DR. COOK'S VALID CLAIM.
VERDICT OF GEN. A. W. GREELY, REAR ADMIRAL W. S. SCHLEY AND OTHER ARCTIC EXPERTS
DR. COOK'S VALID CLAIM.
VERDICT OF GEN. A. W. GREELY, REAR ADMIRAL W. S. SCHLEY AND OTHER ARCTIC EXPERTS
POSITIVE PROOF OF DR. COOK'S ATTAINMENT OF THE POLE
Evidence of Cook's Travels
Absolute Proof of Cook's Claim
Evidence of His Travels
Animal Trails Verify Cook's Report
Peary's Statements Prove Cook's
More Accurate Observations by Cook Than by Peary
Armchair Criticisms Unfair
Evidence of Cook's Travels
Absolute Proof of Cook's Claim
Evidence of His Travels
Animal Trails Verify Cook's Report
Peary's Statements Prove Cook's
More Accurate Observations by Cook Than by Peary
Armchair Criticisms Unfair
VERDICT OF THE GEOGRAPHIC HISTORIAN
DR. COOK'S RECORD IS ACCURATE IT IS CERTIFIED—IT IS CORROBORATED
HE IS THE DISCOVERER OF THE NORTH POLE
HE IS THE DISCOVERER OF THE NORTH POLE
"All Travellers Called Liars"
All Discoverers First Doubted
Cook Must Have Been First
Cook's Three Achievements
The Snow Was Purple
DR. COOK'S RECORD IS ACCURATE IT IS CERTIFIED—IT IS CORROBORATED
HE IS THE DISCOVERER OF THE NORTH POLE
HE IS THE DISCOVERER OF THE NORTH POLE
"All Travellers Called Liars"
All Discoverers First Doubted
Cook Must Have Been First
Cook's Three Achievements
The Snow Was Purple
FOR A NATIONAL INVESTIGATION A REQUEST
COPY OF TELEGRAM SENT TO FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT
AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT WILSON
AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT WILSON
COPY OF TELEGRAM SENT TO FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT
AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT WILSON
AN APPEAL TO PRESIDENT WILSON
CAN THE GOVERNMENT ESCAPE THE RESPONSIBILITY?
THE SPEAKER'S ROOM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE SPEAKER'S ROOM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
INDEX
INDEX OF NEW MATERIAL
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