Inside the Peary Expedition: Part 13: Aftermath: Spetember 1908; Franke reaches the United States
June 10, 2021
On August 18th Franke, still brooding over his dealings with Peary, watched the Roosevelt steam slowly north and vanish from sight among the ice of Smith Sound. Peary had forbidden him to take anything aboard the Erik besides his personal effects; he was not even allowed a pair of dogs he wanted to donate [...]