The Explorer and the Journalist: The Extraordinary Story of Frederick Cook and Philip Gibbs

by Richard Evans

The first book to explore in full the extraordinary story of how a British journalist risked his career to expose American explorer Frederick Cook, who claimed to be the first person to reach the North Pole, as a fraud

On 1 September 1909, a telegram from American explorer Frederick Cook caused perhaps the biggest sensation in polar exploration history. With no word from Cook for over a year and many assuming he was dead, here...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1803991933
• ISBN13: 9781803991931
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"