An illustrated adventure from a bygone era, relive Dr. Frederick A. Cook's own story of how he reached the North Pole on April 21st, 1908 and Commander Robert E. Peary's discovery on April 6, 1909. Face to face with death by starvation, drowning, freezing, animals, and other hazards, these intrepid and brave explorers planted the American flag in the North Pole for the first time. This stunning reprint of the classic 1909 book details their triumphs and hardships with period pictures, contemporary accounts. Delivered in a retro font with a modern-era cover design by commercial and manga artist, Mark Bussler. This detailed book includes additional stories and illustrations about other polar explorations, the Antarctic, Henry Hudson, balloon attempts, tragedies, and celebrations. Table of Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: The North Pole Found Chapter 2: How Cook Started Chapter 3: Dr. Cook's Own Story Chapter 4: The Explorer's Return to Civilization Chapter 5: A Nation's Homage to a Hero Chapter 6: Cook's Preparation for his Great Task Chapter 7: Peary Finds the Pole Chapter 8: Peary's Successful Voyage Chapter 9: Early Life of Peary Chapter 10: Peary's Story of the Dash to the Pole Chapter 11: The Battle of the Heroes Chapter 12: Peary's First Voyage Chapter 13: Peary's Later Voyages Chapter 14: Troubles of the Polar Exporer Chapter 15: The Earliest Polar Exporations Chapter 16: Tragedy of Sir John Franklin Chapter 17: Kane, the Model of Peary Chapter 18: Gen. Greely's Epoch Making Trips Chapter 19: Rescue of the Greely Party Chapter 20: Fridtjof Nansen, The Modern Viking Chapter 21: Two Balloonists Who Failed Chapter 22: Life Among the Eskimos Chapter 23: Shackleton's Farthest South Chapter 24: The South Pole will be Found Chapter 25: Dr. Cook in the Antarctic Chapter 26: What Scientists Said of the Rivals Chapter 27: Cook's Return Home Chapter 28: Peary's Welcome Home Chapter 29: Previous Great Controversies Chapter 30: Valuable Animals of the Arctic Chapter 31: Marvels of the Year 1909 Chapter 32: Amundsen's Discovery of the Northwest Passage Chapter 33: Henry Hudson Honored in New York Chapter 34: How Latitude is Reckoned