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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Into the ice Into the ice Lynn Curlee Describes the ice cap above the northernmost shores of Asia, North America, and Greenland, and the expeditions that criss-crossed it in search of the North Pole. OL1869887W
Matthew Henson, Black explorer Matthew Henson, Black explorer Edward F. Dolan A biography of the black explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary to the North Pole in 1909. OL1977112W
North Pole Promise North Pole Promise Dr. S. Allen Counter 142 pages : 23 cm OL20223554W
Planet Arctic Planet Arctic Wayne Lynch "The Arctic, the mystical lands north of 60 degrees, is a cold and forbidding place that is covered in ice and snow for most of the year. Yet each spring the Arctic becomes a land of unforgettable be… OL21042575W
The North Pole The North Pole Robert E. Peary lvi, 373 p. : 23 cm OL2478903W
Finding the North Pole Finding the North Pole Frederick A. Cook,Robert E. Peary The accounts of Cook and Peary's expeditions combined. OL26197910W
Matthew Henson Matthew Henson Maryann N. Weidt Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909. OL2621883W
Midnight to the North Midnight to the North Sheila B. Nickerson "The Polaris expedition of 1871-1873 was one of the strangest tragedies in the history of Arctic exploration. Less than five months after setting out to lead the first official American party to the … OL2630701W
North to the Pole North to the Pole Will Steger A first-person account of the 1986 dogsled expedition to the North Pole, the first to reach the North Pole without resupply since Robert E. Peary in 1909. OL3243096W
Over the top of the world Over the top of the world Will Steger An account of explorer Will Steger's expedition from Russia to Canada by way of the North Pole, traveling by dog sled and canoe. OL3243097W
The North Pole Was Here The North Pole Was Here Andrew Revkin Discover the North Pole and the arctic ice that covers the ocean water there. Learn about historical expeditions, and the recent one the author joined and where these chapters were written. OL3501509W
Ninety Degrees North Ninety Degrees North Fergus Fleming It was once believed that the North Pole was surrounded by an open polar sea. Some of the attempts to prove this theory and to reach the pole itself once the theory was abandoned are the subject of t… OL503852W