Matthew A. Henson Explorer at the North Pole Activity Book |
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| Author:
| Henson, Matthew Alexander |
| ISBN: | 978-1-938976-23-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2017 |
| Publisher: | AFCHRON
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| Imprint: | afchron.com |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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This is a digital ebook. In November 1887, Henson met Commander Robert E. Peary. Learning of Henson's sea experience, Peary recruited him as an aide for his planned voyage and surveying expedition to Nicaragua, with four other men. Peary supervised 45 Engineers on the canal survey in Nicaragua. Impressed with Henson's seamanship on that voyage, Peary recruited him as a colleague and he became "first man" in his expeditions. After that, for more than 20 years, their expeditions were to...
More DescriptionThis is a digital ebook. In November 1887, Henson met Commander Robert E. Peary. Learning of Henson's sea experience, Peary recruited him as an aide for his planned voyage and surveying expedition to Nicaragua, with four other men. Peary supervised 45 Engineers on the canal survey in Nicaragua. Impressed with Henson's seamanship on that voyage, Peary recruited him as a colleague and he became "first man" in his expeditions. After that, for more than 20 years, their expeditions were to the Arctic.