Publication
Gutenberg, original1909.
Status
Available
Description
Classic Literature. Juvenile Fiction. HTML: There has been a lot of debate among historians about which explorers were actually the first to reach the North Pole. What if a pair of plucky youths bore that honor? That's the premise behind Edward Stratemeyer's action-adventure classic, First at the North Pole. Fans of golden-era juvenile fiction will relish this rollicking tale..
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LibraryThing member MarthaJeanne
Published in 1909 to take advantage of the reports that both Cook and Perry had reached the pole, the book is noteworthy more for the depictions of polar exploration at the time than for the rather thin plot line. It is noticable that Stratemeyer knew more about the preparation for such a trip that
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1909