How Peary Reached the Pole: The Personal Story of His Assistant

by Genevieve M. Lemoine, Susan A. Kaplan, Donald B. Macmillan

Book Overview

1934 Donald B. MacMillan, an accomplished explorer, wrote about his early career as a member of Robert E. Peary's 1908-09 North Pole Expedition. Now available for the first time since its original publication, this expanded edition of How Peary Reached the Pole features a biography of MacMillan and thirty-six images from his hand-tinted lantern slides.MacMillan used the journal he kept during the expedition to provide an intimate view of day-to-day...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773534504
• ISBN13: 9780773534506
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 8.5"