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Record #197020:

Frederick Albert Cook, discoverer of the North Pole: the first testimony of the Polar Eskimos, April 1909-August 1909, confirmed his discovery of the North Pole on April 21 1908: the first attainment of the North Pole, the polar journey of Frederick Albert Cook / Sheldon S.R. Cook.

Title: Frederick Albert Cook, discoverer of the North Pole: the first testimony of the Polar Eskimos, April 1909-August 1909, confirmed his discovery of the North Pole on April 21 1908: the first attainment of the North Pole, the polar journey of Frederick Albert Cook / Sheldon S.R. Cook.
Author(s): Cook, Sheldon S. R.
Date: 2008.
Abstract: Presents and discusses scientific evidence, descriptions of physical geography and conditions, and Inuit testimony supporting Cook's claim to attainment of North Pole in 1908.
Keywords: 91(08) -- Expeditions: 1907-09 Cook.
93"190" -- 1900-1909.
W -- Expeditions and exploration.
(*3) -- Arctic regions.
(*301) -- North Pole.
(*41) -- Canada.
(*60) -- Arctic Ocean and adjacent waters.
Location(s): SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*3) : 91(08)[1907-09]
SPRI record no.: 197020

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