Dr. Cook Artifacts 12: Blue-eyed Eskimo dolls
January 12, 2026
On December 21, 1909, Dr. Cook’s “proofs” that he had reached the North Pole in 1908 were rejected by the special commission set up by the University of Copenhagen to examine them. Immediately he was branded nothing but a cheap fake, just as Peary had said he was. Merchants in New York City [...]