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A Photobiography of African-American Polar Explorer Matthew Henson
By Johnson, Dolores
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-79227-914-3 978-0-79227-915-0
- Publisher
- National Geographic
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2006
Gr 5-8 Stunning archival photographs from the early 20th century help tell the inspiring story of the African-American polar explorer. They document the excursions of Robert E. Peary and include some of the first images captured of the Inuit people and of the North Pole. Henson was hired as Peary -s manservant, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2006
On April 6, 1909, Robert Peary reached the North Pole. There is some debate as to whether he was the first man to do so, and much to indicate that it was actually another member of his party, Matthew Henson. Yet for many years Henson was left out of the accounts of the expedition; if he was mentioned at all, it was, at best, as another member of the team or, at worst, as Peary's manse...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
