Hero in Disgrace: The Life of Arctic Explorer Frederick A. CookDiscussion of evidence that Frederick Cook reached the North Pole in 1909 ahead of Robert Peary. |
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The Split | 3 |
Something Keeps Calling Calling | 71 |
The Race Begins | 78 |
Copyright | |
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