Nearest the Pole

Nearest the Pole

By Robert E. Peary
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Length8h 58m

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Excerpt: "When an expedition starts for distant and mysterious regions for an uncertain length of time, and particularly when its objective point is the frozen heart of the Arctic Circle, it is natural that those who know and are interested in its objects and plans should turn with interest to its personnel and its surroundings and environment while en route to the scene of action. The opening scenes of an Arctic voyage are comparatively familiar to those conversant with Arctic literature. The main features of the play are much the same: A crowded and littered ship, regrets at leaving, confusion, and, if the weather be decent, an effort to get into shape, or, if the weather be bad, a surrender by most of the party to abject misery in cramped quarters. In the present instance, some of these features were entirely absent, and others appeared only in a mild form. Experience and a roomy ship almost completely obviated the lumbering of the decks, beyond the inevitable and inseparable feature of the coal, a portion of which must at first always be carried on deck. Such few things as were dumped on deck at the last moment, were quickly and readily disposed of; and quarters specially arranged for the party and on deck, insured fair room for each member of the expedition."

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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 30, 2022
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1NEAREST
12CHAPTER VIII ALONG THE GREENLAND COAST TO THE ROOSEVELT
2INTRODUCTION
13CHAPTER IX WESTWARD OVER THE GLACIAL FRINGE OF GRANT LAND
3ANNOUNCEMENT
14CHAPTER X WESTWARD OVER THE GLACIAL FRINGE OF GRANT LAND (CONTINUED)
4ILLUSTRATIONS
15CHAPTER XI THE RETURN FROM “FARTHEST WEST”
5CHAPTER I FROM NEW YORK TO ETAH
16CHAPTER XII SHERIDAN TO ETAH
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6CHAPTER II ETAH TO CAPE SHERIDAN
17CHAPTER XIII ETAH TO NEW YORK
7CHAPTER III AUTUMN AT CAPE SHERIDAN
18CHAPTER XIV THE PEARY ARCTIC CLUB
8CHAPTER IV THROUGH THE “GREAT NIGHT” ON THE SHORES OF THE CENTRAL POLAR SEA
19CHAPTER XV REPORT OF COMMANDER PEARY, ON WORK DONE IN THE ARCTIC IN 1898–1902
9CHAPTER V SHERIDAN TO THE BIG LEAD
20CHAPTER XVI THE ARCTIC S. S. “ROOSEVELT”
10CHAPTER VI FROM THE “BIG LEAD” TO 87° 6′ N. LAT.
21CHAPTER XVII MY ESKIMOS[5]
11CHAPTER VII FROM 87° 6′ TO THE GREENLAND COAST

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