The Cook-Peary files: July 31, 1914: “Case 2140″
May 20, 2017
This is the fifth in a series examining significant unpublished documents associated with the Polar Controversy.
During most of 1914, Frederick Cook was followed by detectives from the Edward J. Burns detective agency and became “Case 2140” on their books. The intent was to learn who he saw and what his future plans were [...]