(robert edwin)

Presents a fictionalized account of the life of Minik, a Polar Eskimo taken by explorer Robert Peary, along with Minik's father, Smiler, and four others, to be presented as exhibits to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Chronicles the hardships faced by explorers trying to reach the North Pole, focusing on Peary and Henson's successful attempt in 1909.

Describes the history of the expeditions of Admiral Robert Peary, Charles Francis Hall, Fridtjof Nansen, and others to reach the North Pole.

Photographs, illustrations, and maps describe the life of Robert Peary, who led an expedition to the North Pole in the early 1900s.

Examines the life of the explorer and his successful expedition to find the North Pole.

Presents a fictionalized account of the life of Minik, a Polar Eskimo taken by explorer Robert Peary, along with Minik's father, Smiler, and four others, to be presented as exhibits to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Discusses Robert Peary and Matthew Henson's expedition to the North Pole in 1909, describing their early lives, their previous attempts to reach the Pole, their experiences in the Arctic, and the Inuit people, and includes a recipe for "Greenland stew.".

Text and photographs describe Admiral Peary's attempts to reach the North Pole in the early twentieth century and the dispute of his claim to have been the first to succeed.

Traces the life of the explorer, focusing on his grueling expedition across the frozen Arctic to become the first person to reach the North Pole.

Describes the historical background of the Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, focusing on Peary's exploits to the North Pole in 1909 and Amundsen's famous race to the South Pole in 1911.