Polar Controversy Literature Part 7: 1913: The North Pole and Bradley Land
May 18, 2026
The first book advocating Dr. Cook as the true discoverer of the North Pole was published in April 1913. It was the work of Edwin Swift Balch.
Balch was by no means a person of no standing.
Born in 1857, he was the son of a famous Philadelphia lawyer, and a lawyer himself, though he did [...]