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    Reference 2966 (1038)
    Category Arctic;
    Author Weems, John Edward, (Preface by Vilhjalmur Stefansson)
    Title RACE FOR THE NORTH POLE.
    Publishing Information London: Heinemann, 1961.
    Description 1st Edition: xiv, 240pp, illustrated, 14 b/w photographs, map end papers. Blue cloth covers with white titling in price clipped dustjacket. From the dj flap "In this exciting book the author has recaptured all the drama and heartbreak of Robert E. Peary's and Dr. Frederick Albert Cook's battle to be the first man to claim the Arctic Pole. His account - based largely on personal diaries, contemporary accounts and interviews with survivors - is a remarkable tribute to two extraordinary men." Dustjacket edge worn, nibbled. Slight age toning to pages, contents clean. Very Good
    Price £5.00
    Keywords Arctic, polar, Greenland, Alaska, North Pole, qpolarq, Peary S1-Arc
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