A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
Author(s):
Henson, Matthew A.
Copyright: 1912, Frederick A Stokes, NY
Specifications: 1st, pp.200, photo frontis, 6 bw photos, appendices, blue cloth
Condition: cloth severely dampstained, pages stuck together, poor
Henson was Robert Peary’s companion on their journey to the North Pole in 1909. Henson claimed he was actually the first person to step foot on the Pole. Unfortunately, a reading copy of a very scarce work.