Publisher's Synopsis
My Attainment of the Pole is a book written by Dr. Frederick A. Cook, detailing his claim of being the first person to reach the North Pole. The book was published in 1911, just a year after Cook's supposed achievement. In the book, Cook describes his journey to the North Pole, which he undertook with a small team of men. He writes about the challenges they faced along the way, including harsh weather conditions and difficult terrain. Cook also provides detailed accounts of his observations at the North Pole, including the position of the sun and the landscape. He claims to have taken photographs and collected scientific data during his expedition. However, Cook's claim of being the first person to reach the North Pole has been heavily disputed, with many historians and explorers questioning the accuracy of his account. Despite this controversy, My Attainment of the Pole remains an important historical document, providing insight into the early days of Arctic exploration.1913. Being the record of the expedition that first reached the Boreal Center, 1907 to 1909. With the final summary of the Polar Controversy. This narrative has been prepared as a general outline of my conquest of the North Pole. In it the scientific data, the observations, every phase of the pioneer work with its drain of human energy has been presented in its proper relation to a strange cycle of events. The camera has been used whenever possible to illustrate the progress of the expedition as well as the wonders and mysteries of the Arctic wilds. Herein, with due afterthought and the better perspective afforded by time, the rough field notes, the disconnected daily tabulations and the records of instrumental observations, every fact, every optical and mental impression, has been reexamined and rearranged to make a concise record of successive stages of progress to the boreal center. If I have thus worked out an understandable panorama of our environment, then the mission of this book has served its purpose.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
