In Arctic Seas

Robert Peary (18561920) Was An American Arctic Explorer. For Much Of The Twentieth Century He Was For Many Years Credited With Being In 1909 The First Man To Reach The North Pole Although This Has Recently Been Questioned. Born In Cresson Pennsylvania Peary Graduated From Bowdoin College In 1877 And Joined The Us Navy In 1881. He Began His Arctic Expeditions In 1886 Exploring Greenland For A Number Of Years In Search Of A Route To The Pole. Published In 1893 This Illustrated Book Consists Of Two Parts. Drawing On The Diaries Of The Expedition''S Surgeon Robert Keely Part I Describes The Journey That Took Peary To Greenland In 1891. Part Ii Uses The Journal Of The Botanist William Meehan To Describe The 1892 Expedition To Bring The Exploring Party Home. The Book Includes Transcripts Of The Logs Of Richard Pike Captain Of The Kite On Both Voyages.