. Discovery of the North Pole : Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole April 21st, 1908, and the story of Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery April 6th, 1909. Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940; Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration; North Pole (Alaska). IVHAT SCIENTISTS SAID 257 Livingstone, Wallace, Merrian, Bates, Whymper, Conway and Hedin are re- called. "Conway, practically alone in the great Andes, Wallace living with the head-hunting Dyaks of Borneo, Bates for a decade on the upper Amazon, Sven Hedin cou
. Discovery of the North Pole : Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole April 21st, 1908, and the story of Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery April 6th, 1909. Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940; Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920; Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration; North Pole (Alaska). IVHAT SCIENTISTS SAID 257 Livingstone, Wallace, Merrian, Bates, Whymper, Conway and Hedin are re- called. "Conway, practically alone in the great Andes, Wallace living with the head-hunting Dyaks of Borneo, Bates for a decade on the upper Amazon, Sven Hedin courting instant death if detected on the march toward Lassa, these and many others like them, not only met and conquered as great dangers and for far greater lengths of time than did Cook or Peary," added the doctor; "but they contributed vastly to the sum of useful human knowledge. "Yet I would not take one iota of credit or glory from Cook or Peary, if I had that power. The qualities of indomitable courage and tireless persever- ance that have won them these great successes are becoming too rare among us, we who are so greatly given over to half-baked and transient effort, to hysteric admiration and interests, and to the softening and often ignoble chase after the elusive ; /////. ftam tbe Detroit Fne Presi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859. Philadelphia, Pa. : G. A. Parker
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