A Black Explorer at the North Pole: An Autobiographical Report by the Negro who Conquered the Top of the World with Admiral Robert E. Peary |
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aboard the Roosevelt Arctic Ocean arrival ashore August Big Lead Buchanan Bay built cabin cache Cape Columbia Cape Sabine Cape Sheridan Cape York Captain Bartlett CHAPTER cheerful cold Commander Peary Commander's Cook crossed distance dogs drifting Egingwah Erik Esquimo boys Etah expedition farther north February 22 fight flag frozen fur clothes gave George Borup going Goodsell Harbor heavy Henson hunting igloo Island journey kamiks knew Kudlooktoo Lady Franklin Bay land left the ship loaded mander Peary March miles morning musk-oxen narwhal North Greenland North Pole North Star Bay northward old floe Ooqueah Ootah open water pack party Peary's pressure-ridges Professor MacMillan Professor Marvin pushed quimo raftered reached rest sail Seegloo sledges sleep snow spite started steamed storm three Esquimos took trail trip turn back waiting walrus Wardwell weather Whitney wind winter young ice