"The Mentor: The Conquest of the Poles, Serial No. 37" by Robert E. Peary is a chronicle of daring expeditions to the Earth's most extreme frontiers during the dawn of the 20th century. The saga recounts the heroic quests of explorers determined to reach the North and South Poles, including Peary's own triumph at the North Pole. The journey is one of adventure, scientific examination, and recounts the dramatic histories of Fridtjof Nansen, Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, and Robert Falcon Scott, celebrating their breakthroughs and resolve in the face of brutal conditions. Peary illuminates how these perilous voyages expanded geographical understanding, embodied the spirit of discovery, and came at a great cost for those who braved the icy wastelands.
The Mentor: The Conquest of the Poles, Serial No. 37
By Robert E. (Robert Edwin) Peary
Courageous explorers defy freezing temperatures and treacherous landscapes in a race to plant their flags at the world's northernmost and southernmost points.
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About the AuthorRobert Edwin Peary Sr. was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was long credited as being the discoverer of the geographic North Pole in April 1909, having led the first expedition to have claimed this achievement, although it is now considered unlikely that he actually reached the Pole.
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions to the Arctic in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was long credited as being the discoverer of the geographic North Pole in April 1909, having led the first expedition to have claimed this achievement, although it is now considered unlikely that he actually reached the Pole.
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