Chapter II: Foreword: v
INTRODUCTION xv
CHAPTER I
THE EARLY YEARS: SCHOOLBOY, CABIN-BOY, SEAMAN, AND
LIEUTENANT PEARY'S BODY-SERVANT--FIRST TRIPS TO THE ARCTIC 1
CHAPTER II
OFF FOR THE POLE--HOW THE OTHER EXPLORERS LOOKED--THE
LAMB-LIKE ESQUIMOS--ARRIVAL AT ETAH 15
CHAPTER III
FINDING OF RUDOLPH FRANKE--WHITNEY LANDED--TRADING AND
COALING--FIGHTING THE ICE-PACKS 26
CHAPTER IV
PREPARING FOR WINTER AT CAPE SHERIDAN--THE ARCTIC LIBRARY 35
CHAPTER V
MAKING PEARY SLEDGES--HUNTING IN THE ARCTIC NIGHT--THE
EXCITABLE DOGS AND THEIR HABITS 40
CHAPTER VI
THE PEARY PLAN--A RAIN OF ROCKS--MY FRIENDS, THE ESQUIMOS 46
CHAPTER VII
SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER 52
CHAPTER VIII
IN CAMP AT COLUMBIA--LITERARY IGLOOS--THE MAGNIFICENT
DESOLATION OF THE ARCTIC 62
CHAPTER IX
READY FOR THE DASH TO THE POLE--THE COMMANDER'S ARRIVAL 70
CHAPTER X
FORWARD! MARCH! 75
CHAPTER XI
FIGHTING UP THE POLAR SEA--HELD UP BY THE "BIG LEAD" 78
CHAPTER XII
PIONEERING THE WAY--BREAKING SLEDGES 93
CHAPTER XIII
THE SUPPORTING-PARTIES BEGIN TO TURN BACK 103
CHAPTER XIV
BARTLETT'S FARTHEST NORTH--HIS QUIET GOOD-BY 116
CHAPTER XV
THE POLE! 127
CHAPTER XVI
THE FAST TREK BACK TO LAND 140
CHAPTER XVII
SAFE ON THE ROOSEVELT--POOR MARVIN 145
CHAPTER XVIII
AFTER MUSK-OXEN--THE DOCTOR'S SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION 153
CHAPTER XIX
THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS
AND NEW DOG FIGHTS 161
CHAPTER XX
TWO NARROW ESCAPES--ARRIVAL AT ETAH--HARRY WHITNEY--DR.
COOK'S CLAIMS 170
CHAPTER XXI
ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME! 180
APPENDIX I--NOTES ON THE ESQUIMOS 189
APPENDIX II--LIST OF SMITH SOUND ESQUIMOS 196
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
MATTHEW A. HENSON _Frontispiece_
FACING
PAGE
ROBERT E. PEARY IN HIS NORTH POLE FURS 76
THE FOUR NORTH POLE ESQUIMOS 77
CAMP MORRIS K. JESUP AT THE NORTH POLE 122
MATTHEW A. HENSON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE SLEDGE JOURNEY TO
THE POLE AND BACK 123
THE "ROOSEVELT" IN WINTER QUARTERS AT CAPE SHERIDAN 138
MATTHEW A. HENSON IN HIS NORTH POLE FURS, TAKEN AFTER HIS
RETURN TO CIVILIZATION 139
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