First at the North Pole Or, Two Boys in the Arctic Circle

First at the North Pole; Or, Two Boys in the Arctic Circle

First at the North Pole, relates the particulars of a marvelous journey from our New England coast to that portion of our globe sometimes designated as the top of the world. Filled with such dreams as come to all explorers, Barwell Dawson fitted out the Ice King for a trip to the north. Because of what had happened, it was but natural that he should invite Andy and Chet to accompany him, and equally natural that they should hasten to accept the invitation. The boys knew that they would have no easy time of it, yet they did not dream of the many perils that awaited the entire party. Once the staunch steamer was in danger of being crushed by an immense iceberg, in which event this chronicle would not have been written. Again, the boys and the others had a fierce fight with polar bears and with a savage walrus. When the ship was jammed hard and fast in the ice a start was made by the exploring party, accompanied by some Esquimaux and several dog sledges. All had heard of the marvelous achievements of Cook and Peary, and all were fired with a great ambition to go and do likewise. With the thermometer often at fifty degrees below zero, they pushed on steadily, facing death more than once. To add to their troubles they had sickness in camp, and snow-blindness, and once some Esquimaux, becoming scared, rebelled and tried to run off with their supplies. Then, when the North Pole was at last gained, it became the gravest kind of a problem how to return to civilization alive. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 38968
Author: Stratemeyer, Edward
Release Date: Feb 25, 2012
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Nuttall, Charles, 1872-1934