Polar Controversy Literature Part 8: 1915: Did Commander Peary “Achieve” the North Pole?
June 22, 2026
Probably the most obscure early study of the Polar Controversy appeared in June, 1915, as a 39-page booklet by William N. Johnson, titled Did Admiral Peary “Achieve” the North Pole. It was published in Chicago by the author and printed by the firm of Dvorak & Weiser.
It had originally been written in 1911 and [...]