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Cook presents his account of his journey toward the North Pole, describing the preparations, travel, observations, and events of the expedition.
From the opening pages: “To the Indian who invented pemmican and snowshoes; To the Eskimo who gave the art of sled traveling; To this twin family of wild folk who have no flag Goes the first credit. To the forgotten trail makers whose book of experience has been a guide; To the fallen victors whose bleached bones mark steps in the ascent of the ladder of latitudes; To these, the pathfinders--past, present and future--I inscribe the first page. In the ultimate success there is glory enough To go to the graves of the dead and to the heads of the…”
