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CHAPTER I
THE EARLY YEARS: SCHOOLBOY, CABIN-BOY, SEAMAN, AND
LIEUTENANT PEARY'S BODY-SERVANT--FIRST TRIPS TO THE ARCTIC 1

CHAPTER II
OFF FOR THE POLE--HOW THE OTHER EXPLORERS LOOKED--THE
LAMB-LIKE ESQUIMOS--ARRIVAL AT ETAH 15

CHAPTER III
FINDING OF RUDOLPH FRANKE--WHITNEY LANDED--TRADING AND
COALING--FIGHTING THE ICE-PACKS 26

CHAPTER IV
PREPARING FOR WINTER AT CAPE SHERIDAN--THE ARCTIC LIBRARY 35

CHAPTER V
MAKING PEARY SLEDGES--HUNTING IN THE ARCTIC NIGHT--THE
EXCITABLE DOGS AND THEIR HABITS 40

CHAPTER VI
THE PEARY PLAN--A RAIN OF ROCKS--MY FRIENDS, THE ESQUIMOS 46

CHAPTER VII
SLEDGING TO CAPE COLUMBIA--HOT SOLDERING IN COLD WEATHER 52

CHAPTER VIII
IN CAMP AT COLUMBIA--LITERARY IGLOOS--THE MAGNIFICENT
DESOLATION OF THE ARCTIC 62

CHAPTER IX
READY FOR THE DASH TO THE POLE--THE COMMANDER'S ARRIVAL 70

CHAPTER X
FORWARD! MARCH! 75

CHAPTER XI
FIGHTING UP THE POLAR SEA--HELD UP BY THE "BIG LEAD" 78

CHAPTER XII
PIONEERING THE WAY--BREAKING SLEDGES 93

CHAPTER XIII
THE SUPPORTING-PARTIES BEGIN TO TURN BACK 103

CHAPTER XIV
BARTLETT'S FARTHEST NORTH--HIS QUIET GOOD-BY 116

CHAPTER XV
THE POLE! 127

CHAPTER XVI
THE FAST TREK BACK TO LAND 140

CHAPTER XVII
SAFE ON THE ROOSEVELT--POOR MARVIN 145

CHAPTER XVIII
AFTER MUSK-OXEN--THE DOCTOR'S SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION 153

CHAPTER XIX
THE ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME--ESQUIMO VILLAGES--NEW DOGS
AND NEW DOG FIGHTS 161

CHAPTER XX
TWO NARROW ESCAPES--ARRIVAL AT ETAH--HARRY WHITNEY--DR.
COOK'S CLAIMS 170

CHAPTER XXI
ETAH TO NEW YORK--COMING OF MAIL AND REPORTERS--HOME! 180

APPENDIX I--NOTES ON THE ESQUIMOS 189

APPENDIX II--LIST OF SMITH SOUND ESQUIMOS 196

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

MATTHEW A. HENSON _Frontispiece_