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(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents from the Explorers Club in New York.) For his drive to the North Pole in 1909, this explorer used 19 sleds of his own design; thesleds were built longer & wider than Native sleds to lower the center of gravity, thus preventing them from overturning |
Robert Peary
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$2,000 |
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2018-04-20 |
#7745 |
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This explorer's wife Josephine wrote the book "Snow Baby" about giving birth to their daughter in Greenland |
Robert Peary
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$400 |
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EXPLORERS & EXPLORATION |
2006-02-03 |
#4930 |
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On Sept. 6, 1909--5 months to the day after reaching the North Pole--he announced his triumph |
Peary
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$600 |
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EXPLORERS |
2002-06-20 |
#4114 |
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On April 6, 1909 he wrote in his diary, "The pole at last! The prize of 3 centuries... Mine at last!" |
Peary
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$400 |
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EXPLORERS |
1991-10-31 |
#1649 |
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Frederick Cook claimed to have beaten this man to the North Pole by 1 year |
Peary
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$1,000 |
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EXPLORERS |
1984-09-19 |
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