Matthew A. Henson's Historic Arctic Journey: The Classic Account of One of the World's Greatest Black Explorers (Explorers Club Classics)
"The fascinating and exciting diary of an extraordinary explorers." --Commonweal "An original document. . . . One of the giants of polar exploration, Henson had the graceful modesty of genuinely big men. . . . The world would know even more about him now if his commander, Peary, had been less an egotist and more generous in sharing credit for his discovery of the North Pole." --Book World