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Snow Baby Ah-Pou-Mik-a-Ninny Marries War Hero’s Son
The Snow Baby born near the North Pole grows in Greenland culture and romance, as Marie Ahnighito Peary, daughter of Admiral Peary, is engaged to Edward Stafford. The couple met in Washington society but face wartime service as he joins the Reserve Officers’ Camp at Fort Myer. The tale chronicles Marie’s Arctic childhood, nickname Snow Baby, and her Arctic upbringing among Eskimo friends before marriage plans unfold.
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North Pole
Admiral Peary
Marie Ahnighite
Edward Stafford
Wendell P. Stafford
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Stafford
Fort Myer
Virginia
Mr. Stafford
Washington
Snow Baby
Peary
Greenland
Marie
Rood- Peary
Bill
Ahnighito
Kimo
United States
House of Blackness
Star Company
Great Britain