The North Pole: Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic Club

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The North Pole, by Robert E. PearyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The North Pole Its Discovery in 1909 under the auspices of the Peary Arctic ClubAuthor: Robert E. PearyRelease Date: August 3, 2006 [EBook #18975]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NORTH POLE ***Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Emmy and theOnline Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTHE NORTH POLECOPYRIGHT, 1910, BY FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY[Illustration: THE FIVE FLAGS AT THE POLELEFT TO RIGHT 1. Navy League--Ooqueah 2. D. K. E. Fraternity--Ootah 3. Polar Flag Carried 15 Years--Henson 4. D. A. R. Peace Flag--Egingwah 5. Red Cross Flag--Seegloo]THE NORTH POLEITS DISCOVERY IN 1909 UNDER THEAUSPICES OF THE PEARYARCTIC CLUBBYROBERT E. PEARYWITH AN INTRODUCTION BYTHEODORE ROOSEVELTAND A FOREWORD BYGILBERT H. GROSVENORDIRECTOR AND EDITOR, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY[Illustration]GREENWOOD PRESS, PUBLISHERSNEW YORKOriginally published in 1910 by Frederick A. Stokes Co.First Greenwood Reprinting, 1968Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 68-55210PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ...