1866-1955

Follows the life of the African-American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the expedition to the North Pole.

A biography of the African-American explorer who discovered the North Pole.

An illustrated story of Matthew Henson who, along with Robert Peary and four Inuit men, reached the North Pole in April 1909.

Shares the story of Matthew Henson, an African-American man who vigorously pursued his dream to reach the North Pole along with explorer Robert Peary.

Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.

Traces the life of the African American explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary in his discovery of the North Pole in 1909.

Tired of his mother's overprotectiveness and intrigued by the life of African American explorer Matthew Henson, twelve-year-old Alvin travels north and spends a season with a trapper near the Arctic Circle.

A biography of the two explorers--one white, one African American--who discovered the North Pole in 1909.

Presents the story of the expedition to the North Pole by explorers Robert Peary and African-American Matthew Henson, focusing on the contributions made by Henson.