Exploration & Journeys
Nearest the Pole / a narrative of the polar expedition of the Peary Arctic Club in the S.S. Roosevelt, 1905-1906
Robert E. Peary · narrated by Moss
2026
8h 53m
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Robert Peary's narrative of his 1905-1906 Arctic expedition aboard the Roosevelt, when he pushed nearer the North Pole than any explorer before him. It records the ice, the Inuit, and the relentless drive toward the top of the world. A gripping firsthand account for anyone gripped by polar exploration.
Inside this audiobook
24 chapters
- 1INTRODUCTION10m
- 2CHAPTER I FROM NEW YORK TO ETAH9m
- 3Chapter 529m
- 4CHAPTER II ETAH TO CAPE SHERIDAN27m
- 5CHAPTER III AUTUMN AT CAPE SHERIDAN23m
- 6CHAPTER IV THROUGH THE “GREAT NIGHT” ON THE SHORES OF THE CENTRAL POLAR SEA15m
- 7Chapter 910m
- 8CHAPTER V SHERIDAN TO THE BIG LEAD3m
- 9Chapter 1128m
- 10CHAPTER VI FROM THE “BIG LEAD” TO 87° 6′ N. LAT.22m
- 11CHAPTER VII FROM 87° 6′ TO THE GREENLAND COAST21m
- 12CHAPTER VIII ALONG THE GREENLAND COAST TO THE ROOSEVELT26m
- 13CHAPTER IX WESTWARD OVER THE GLACIAL FRINGE OF GRANT LAND29m
- 14CHAPTER X WESTWARD OVER THE GLACIAL FRINGE OF GRANT LAND (CONTINUED)34m
- 15CHAPTER XI THE RETURN FROM “FARTHEST WEST”33m
- 16CHAPTER XII SHERIDAN TO ETAH19m
- 17CHAPTER XIII ETAH TO NEW YORK3m
- 18Chapter 2018m
- 19CHAPTER XIV THE PEARY ARCTIC CLUB13m
- 20CHAPTER XV REPORT OF COMMANDER PEARY, ON WORK DONE IN THE ARCTIC IN 1898–19021h 3m
- 211900–190134m
- 22A New Caribou from Ellesmere Land[4]9m
- 23CHAPTER XVI THE ARCTIC S. S. “ROOSEVELT”25m
- 24CHAPTER XVII MY ESKIMOS[5]33m
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