The World's Work

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Languages : en
Pages : 842

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The Great Polar Fraud

The Great Polar Fraud PDF Author: Anthony Galvin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1629149683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404

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In 1910 Roald Amundsen set off from Oslo toward the North Pole but soon received word that two Americans—Frederick Cook and Robert Peary—each claimed to have reached the Pole ahead of him. Devastated, Amundsen famously went south. For years Cook and Peary tried to convince the world of their claims. Finally the National Geographic Society endorsed Peary, and the matter seemed settled. In May 1926 an American airman, Richard Byrd, flew north in a three-engine plane, and returned with a log showing that he had flow exactly over the geographical North Pole, becoming the third man to reach that mythical spot. National Geographic again supported the claim. However, it is now obvious that Peary claimed distances he could not possibly have achieved, and it is doubtful that Cooke, who had a history of fraud, ever got even close to the pole. Byrd flew further north than anyone before, but he did not have the fuel to have made the journey he claimed—his log was falsified. Just three days after Byrd’s flight, Amundsen reenters the story on an airship traveling across the pole from Svalbard to Alaska, unknowingly passing directly over the pole, becoming the true first to reach it—just as he had been the first at the South Pole. The Great Polar Fraud explores the history of the three men who claimed the pole, their claims, and the subsequent doubts of those claims, effectively rewriting the history of polar exploration and putting Amundsen center stage as the rightful conqueror of both poles. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Cook & Peary

Cook & Peary PDF Author: Robert M. Bryce
Publisher: Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1160

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Not just the final word on what Cook and Peary did and did not do, but is also a full, fair examination of their lives. A finely drawn picture of the last days of the great expeditions, when explorers willingly risked their lives in pursuit of intangible and impossible goals.

Wings of Ice

Wings of Ice PDF Author: Jeff Maynard
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9781741669343
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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"A forgotten Australia. An American icon. A Norwegian hero. The mystery of the polar air race"--Cover.

The Perfect Fraud

The Perfect Fraud PDF Author: Ellen LaCorte
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062906097
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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In this propulsive debut thriller, two women with deep secrets are thrown together by an unexpected meeting that plunges both their lives into chaos. But it’s a sick little girl whose fate hangs in the balance. Motherhood is tough. But then, so is daughterhood. When we first meet Claire, she’s living in Sedona, Arizona with her boyfriend Cal and ducking calls from her mother. Her mom is a world class psychic on the East Coast and Claire doesn’t want her to discover the truth. Claire works in the family business and calls herself a psychic, but she doesn’t really have “the gift” and hasn’t for a long time. She’s a fraud. Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Rena, a young mother, has family issues of her own. She’s divorced and her four-year-old daughter, Stephanie, suffers from mysterious, seemingly incurable stomach problems. No matter how many specialists Rena drags her to, no matter how many mommy-blog posts she makes about her child’s health issues, trying to get help and support from her online community, Stephanie only gets sicker. When Claire and Rena meet by chance on an airplane, their carefully constructed lives begin to explode. Can these two women help each other and can they help Stephanie before it’s too late?

The World's Work

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Pages : 842

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The American Catalogue

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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 522

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American national trade bibliography.

The Churchman

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Category : Church history
Languages : en
Pages : 856

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A Cartoon History of Roosevelt's Career

A Cartoon History of Roosevelt's Career PDF Author: Albert Shaw
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Languages : en
Pages : 280

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True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole

True North: Peary, Cook, and the Race to the Pole PDF Author: Bruce Henderson
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393327388
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 341

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"Nail-biting true adventure."--Kirkus Reviews

Extreme Environment

Extreme Environment PDF Author: Ivo Vegter
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1770223657
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352

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Extreme Environment promises to provoke fresh – and spirited – debate about the modern environmental movement and the many ways in which environmentalism, media, economics, public policy and the politics of liberty intersect. In order to reduce poverty and continue to raise living standards requires a sensible, balanced approach to a healthy, productive environment. No country, but especially not those in the developing world, can afford to be manipulated by the self-interested moralising and alarmism perpetrated by some special interest groups. Exaggeration by environmentalists, many journalists and even some scientists causes undue fear and anxiety among those who don’t already dismiss the green lobby for crying wolf. Worse, misinformation affects regulation and policymaking in ways that actively harm developing economies. Starting with well-researched work questioning the claims of opponents to shale-gas drilling, or ‘fracking’, Ivo Vegter argues that public opinion and policy ought to be informed by accurate data and reasoned argument. Using a wide range of examples, from nuclear accidents and oil spills to food additives and agricultural chemicals, he demonstrates why we should be as sceptical of the emotive rhetoric of environmentalists, which just as often turns out to be alarmist, or even false, as we are of corporate spin. Globally relevant, but offering a unique perspective from a developing country – South Africa – this book is a must-read for every thinking person who cares about the world we live in.