Project Gutenberg 2011-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 460 Cook, Frederick Albert 1865 1940 Cook, Frederick A. 13019905 My attainment of the Pole : $b being the record of the expedition that first reached the boreal center, 1907-1909. With the final summary of the polar controversy Produced by Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "My Attainment of the Pole" by Dr. Frederick A. Cook is an autobiographical account of his expedition to the North Pole, penned in the early 20th century. This work details his claims of being the first to reach the North Pole in 1909, presenting not only the physical journey but also the surrounding controversies regarding his achievement, particularly his rivalry with Robert Peary. Cook captures the harsh beauty of the Arctic and his experiences with the elements during his adventure. The opening portion of the narrative sets the stage for Cook's journey, revealing his overwhelming emotions upon reaching the North Pole, where he reflects on the surreal landscape and his personal triumph over one of Earth's most formidable frontiers. Cook acknowledges the scientific and emotional complexities of determining his exact location amidst the ever-shifting ice and light. He also hints at the subsequent criticism and allegations he faced from rivals aiming to undermine his achievement, positioning his narrative as both a record of exploration and a defense of his honor as an explorer. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36962/36962-h/images/frontcover.jpg Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration North Pole -- Discovery and exploration Cook, Frederick Albert, 1865-1940 -- Travel -- Arctic regions G Text Travel Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1278912 2025-06-15T06:21:33.537611 text/html 1260260 2011-08-03T09:51:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3363076 2011-08-03T09:51:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3497004 2025-06-15T06:21:58.219466 application/epub+zip 3515014 2025-06-15T06:21:39.513541 application/epub+zip 570283 2025-06-15T06:21:36.450570 application/epub+zip 3748044 2025-06-15T06:22:09.953427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3644438 2025-06-15T06:21:53.516500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 805764 2022-09-17T04:21:34.594732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1109420 2025-06-15T06:21:30.882580 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1108822 2011-08-03T09:51:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 424998 2011-08-03T09:51:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1109539 2011-08-03T09:51:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 424970 2011-08-03T09:51:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21354 2025-06-15T06:22:10.144400 application/rdf+xml 13576 2025-06-15T06:21:36.656559 image/jpeg 2362 2025-06-15T06:21:36.555571 image/jpeg 3432169 2025-06-15T06:21:33.791682 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia