The pole
By: Eric Walters
Publisher: Puffin Canada
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780143167914
Subjects: Roosevelt (Ship : 1904-1937); Discoveries in geography; Juvenile fiction; Découverte et exploration; Roosevelt (Navire : 1904-1937); Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse; Discovery and exploration
Description: Fictionalized retelling of Robert Peary's 1909 expedition to the North Pole aboard The Roosevelt, as experienced by a young cabin boy named Danny, away from home and at sea for the very first time. This highly adventurous tale features Canadian hero Robert Bartlett, captain of The Roosevelt, and Matthew Henson, Peary's assistant and the first African-American Arctic explorer.