Negro Explorer at the North Pole
Matthew A. Henson
In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the never-before reached point on earth, the North Pole."Robert Peary is remembered as the intrepid explorer who successfully reached the North Pole in 1909. Far less celebrated is his companion, Matthew Henson, a black man from Maryland. Henson's gripping memoir, first published in 1912, tells this unsung hero's story in his own words. Henson...was indispensable to the famous explorer's journey; he learned the language of the Eskimos, was an expert dog-sled driver and even built the sleds...." (Publishers Weekly) "An original document.... One of the giants of polar exploration, Henson had the graceful modesty of genuinely big men.... The world would know even more about him now if his commander, Peary, had been less an egotist and more generous in sharing credit for his discovery of the North Pole." (Washington Post Book World)"A really valuable addition to the literature of [polar exploration].... Filled with incident, occupation, description, emotion, [and] comment." (The New York Times)
Author - Matthew A. Henson.
Narrator - Lee Smalley.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the never-before reached point on earth, the North Pole."Robert Peary is remembered as the intrepid explorer who successfully reached the North Pole in 1909. Far less celebrated is his companion, Matthew Henson, a black man from Maryland. Henson's gripping memoir, first published in 1912, tells this unsung hero's story in his own words. Henson...was indispensable to the famous explorer's journey; he learned the language of the Eskimos, was an expert dog-sled driver and even built the sleds...." (Publishers Weekly) "An original document.... One of the giants of polar exploration, Henson had the graceful modesty of genuinely big men.... The world would know even more about him now if his commander, Peary, had been less an egotist and more generous in sharing credit for his discovery of the North Pole." (Washington Post Book World)"A really valuable addition to the literature of [polar exploration].... Filled with incident, occupation, description, emotion, [and] comment." (The New York Times) Author - Matthew A. Henson. Narrator - Lee Smalley. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:09:59
Chapter 2
Duration:00:16:08
Chapter 3
Duration:00:11:57
Chapter 4
Duration:00:09:55
Chapter 5
Duration:00:05:37
Chapter 6
Duration:00:06:51
Chapter 7
Duration:00:07:03
Chapter 8
Duration:00:11:49
Chapter 9
Duration:00:08:21
Chapter 10
Duration:00:05:02
Chapter 11
Duration:00:03:36
Chapter 12
Duration:00:17:09
Chapter 13
Duration:00:11:26
Chapter 14
Duration:00:14:23
Chapter 15
Duration:00:12:12
Chapter 16
Duration:00:15:04
Chapter 17
Duration:00:05:42
Chapter 18
Duration:00:08:35
Chapter 19
Duration:00:09:18
Chapter 20
Duration:00:09:37
Chapter 21
Duration:00:10:56
Chapter 22
Duration:00:10:22