Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary originally hired Matthew Henson to be his valet; but Henson's intelligence and ability distinguished him and he became an invaluable addition to Peary's expeditions to the North Pole. Unlike Peary; Henson learned the Inuit language and trained himself to be an expert dog-sled driver. On the 1909 expedition when Peary claimed to have reached the Pole; it was Henson who drove the sled in which Peary; crippled and frostbitten; was a passenger. In this book; Henson tells of his years as a sailor and his subsequent meeting of Peary; which led to decades of dangerous journeys to the Arctic Sea and the shifting ice of the Pole. A close friend of many Inuit; Henson carefully records their culture and methods of survival; and gives accounts of the times that they saved his life.
#2159261 in Books New York University Press 1986-09-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.75 x 9.50 x .75l; #File Name: 0814773974176 pages
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