The Cook-Peary Files: August 25, 1909: Peary gets the first word of Dr. Cook’s attainment
January 4, 2025
This is the latest in a series of posts that publish for the first time significant documents related to the Polar Controversy.
When Peary reached North Star Bay on August 23, 1909, according to Matt Henson, “The Jeanie was there waiting for us, and lay alongside until the next day. The Eskimos came out [...]