Matthew Henson
By: Maryann N. Weidt.
Series: History maker bios
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Henson, Matthew Alexander, -- 1866-1955 -- Juvenile literature.; African American explorers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; North Pole -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Other titles: Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace
Description: Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.
Notes: Cecilia Bard Multicultural Library for Peace

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
Table of contents: value: In search of adventure; value: The frozen north; value: Try, try again; value: The Pole at last; value: A quiet hero.