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Fictionalized retelling of Robert Peary's 1909 expedition to the North Pole aboard The Roosevelt, as experienced by a young cabin boy named Danny, away from home and at sea for the very first time. This highly adventurous tale features Canadian hero Robert Bartlett, captain of The Roosevelt, and Matthew Henson, Peary's assistant and the first African-American Arctic explorer.
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1 edition- Other · English · 2008Puffin Canada · 282 pages · 9780143167914
Discoveries in geographyJuvenile fictionDécouverte et explorationRomans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseDiscovery and exploration