Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Maps

Preface: The Wonderful Year 1909

Chapter 1

The Aristocracy of Adventure, Circa 1909

Chapter 2

The Audacity of Adventure, Circa 1909

Chapter 3

The Allure of Adventure, Circa 1909

Chapter 4

The Great Game

Chapter 5

The Peary Way

Chapter 6

Beyond the Screaming Sixties

Chapter 7

The Savage North

Chapter 8

Poles Apart

Chapter 9

On Top of the World

Chapter 10

The Third Pole

Chapter 11

Returnings

Epilogue

The Last Biscuit

Notes

Index

Photos Section

About the Author

Also by Edward J. Larson

Copyright

About the Publisher