A Negro Explorer At The North Pole

History

Henson, Matthew A.

World

Widget Magic

Dark Companion is the only biography written with Matthew Henson, the legendary Arctic explorer who reached the North Pole with Peary in 1909. The author's son has republished it as a tribute to Henson - of whom his father said was "A great man" and his mother added - "...and a Great Spirit".

Dark Companion: The Story of Matthew Henson

Biographies & Memoirs

Robinson, Bradley

Henson, Matthew

Community & Culture

Special reproduction of this classic in women's exploration. Widget Magic took great care to ensure that this is an edition superior to all other efforts. Enjoyable reading is enhanced by re-typesetting the entire work in classic Garamond type on full letter size pages and a coil binding to allow pages to lay perfectly flat. Abundantly illustrated with photos added from "Northward Over The Great Ice" and Evind Astrup's 1895 book--both written by fellow members of the expedition. This provides over 150 photos, illustrations, and maps. A dozen photos were colorized by digital air brushing. Additional material is included from the congressional record praising Peary for his triumphant discovery of the North Pole, and exposing Frederick Cook as an imposter. Josephine Peary's sensitive portrayal of the 1891 Greenland Inuit who had "never seen a white woman" is remarkable for numerous reasons. Back in "those days" a woman didn't go off to the stone age arctic at all. But Josephine, with her Winchester rifle and a Colt revolver is soon feeding fresh meat to everyone. She quickly learns the Inuit language and organizing Inuit women to sew fur clothing. She tells a fascinating story of a primitive, native people adapting to the influence of an industrial one. Her book also records the foundation for arctic exploration that her husband, Robert E. Peary with his assistant Matthew A. Henson, will advance upon until reaching the North Pole 18 years later. Peary worked closely with the native people who were vital in the dash to the Pole. It was, in the end, Inuit villages that supplied the men, dogs and furs needed to accomplish that goal.

My Arctic Journal

Peary, Josephine

Arctic & Antarctica

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