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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1909
Page
4
An account of Dr. Cook arriving at the pole marked by the day April 21 1908 with Eskimos singing and dogs howling describing a midnight start for the expedition. After fourteen and a half miles the trio camps and rests as the dream of nations becomes real.
Synopsis outlines Dr Frederick A Conk's serialization in Hverald detailing Gloucester from the Bradley voyage to the polar dash. It recounts Eskimo life, trade, and the voyage across Inglefield Gulf toward Cape Rovertaen with Cooke’s preparations for winter quarters and the perilous Arctic journey leading to the pole across ten installments.
In April 1909 the author recounts nearing the North Pole after a grueling polar trek. The team endures extreme cold, ice, and fatigue, notes sightings of optical illusions, and finally reaches the boreal center on April 21, 1908, pinning the flag to the pole amid stark loneliness and a lone world of ice.
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