Peary, Robert Edwin
Peary, Robert Edwin (1856–1920) US Arctic explorer. He made several expeditions to Greenland (1886–92), and in 1893 led the first of five expeditions towards the North Pole. He claimed to have reached the Pole in April 1909.
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Call of the Arctic.(Robert Edwin Peary)(Biography)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Robert Edwin Peary longed to accomplish something that...scrambling to claim it. Captivated, Peary took a leave of absence from the...abandoned the Nicaragua project, Peary's thoughts turned again to Greenland...
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Following in Peary's FOOTSTEPS ; A group of modern-day explorers recreates the 1909 journey of Maine's Robert Peary, reaching the North Pole in 37 days. But will their feat quell lingering controversy
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 6/26/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Maine) 06-26-2005 Following in Peary's FOOTSTEPS ; A group of modern...recreates the 1909 journey of Maine's Robert Peary, reaching the North Pole in 37...been criticized. Skeptics say Robert Edwin Peary's discovery of the North...
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Late, great geographers.(Robert E. Peary)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Geographical; 6/1/2001; 700+ words
; Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) Explorer and Rear Admiral...reach the North Pole For what is Admiral Robert Peary most famous? Peary is most famous...still a contentious issue. In 1997, Robert M Bryce, an American researcher, wrote...
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100 years later, a new quest ; Museum exhibit will explore the real Robert E. Peary
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 3/21/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Museum exhibit will explore the real Robert E. Peary Byline: DENNIS HOEY Staff Writer Edition...history's most prominent explorers - Robert Edwin Peary. "Northward Over the Great Ice: Robert E. Peary and the Quest for the North...
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Whos Is ... Rear Admiral Robert Peary
Newspaper article from: Solares Hill; 6/9/2006; ; 379 words
; Robert Edwin Peary was born May 16, 1920, in Creson, Penn. He married...children, Marie Ahnighto (born in Greenland during Peary's third expedition there in 1893) and Robert E. Peary Jr. who was born in Washington, D.C. in...
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Peary's North Pole Expedition
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 1/11/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...1891, a 35-year-old American naval officer, Robert Edwin Peary, had fulfilled a boyhood dream by organizing an expedition into northern Greenland. He was hooked. ROBERT E. PEARY, ARCTIC EXPLORER: I am repeatedly asked: what...
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In Peary's footsteps: Tracing explorer's journey to High Arctic
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 4/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; One hundred years ago, Robert Edwin Peary sailed north to the Arctic aboard...supplies and dog-sled teams for Peary's expedition to the North Pole...passed without wildlife sightings. Robert Peary charted much of Greenland...
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Peary to the Pole
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/17/1999; 678 words
; ...this date in the 20th century. Robert Edwin Peary is generally credited with discovering...attempt. On the second try in 1905, Peary and his crew got about 200 miles...of the whistles of harbor craft, Peary's polar ship Roosevelt tripped...
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The Arctic explorer Robert Edw ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/6/2001; 587 words
; The Arctic explorer Robert Edwin Peary was born 145 years ago today, May...unfinished poem "The Snow Lamp," Robert Hayden (1913- 1980) has left us...reprinted from "American Journal" by Robert Hayden. Liveright Publishing Corporation...
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Navy names two new combat logistics force ships.
M2 Presswire; 7/31/2006; 700+ words
; ...Richard E. Byrd T-AKE 4 and USNS Robert E. Peary T-AKE 5, to honor the two American...USNS Richard E. Byrd and USNS Robert E. Peary are being built by General...Deep Freeze. Navy Rear Adm. Robert Edwin Peary, (18561920) was an American...
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Robert Edwin Peary
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Robert Edwin Peary The American explorer Robert Edwin Peary (1856-1920) is famous for his discovery of the North Pole; he was one of the last and greatest of the dog team-and-sledge polar explorers. Robert Peary was born in Cresson, Pa...
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Peary, Robert Edwin 1856-1920
Book article from: American Decades
PEARY, ROBERT EDWIN 1856-1920 Admiral and arctic explorer Background Born in Cresson, Pennsylvania, Robert Edwin Peary studied civil engineering at Bowdoin College in Maine, graduating...
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Peary, Robert Edwin
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
Peary, Robert Edwin (1856–1920), American naval...first white man to reach the North Pole. Peary was born at Cresson, Pa., and after...was an island. Over the next few years Peary continued his explorations, establishing...
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Polar Exploration
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...Europe to eastern Asia, England's Robert Thorne urged King Henry VIII to...1909, another American explorer, Robert Edwin Peary claimed he reached the North Pole...base camp. On the other hand, Peary's data was sound; a review of...
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Astronomy: 1905 Solar Eclipse
Book article from: American Decades
...project. More than any other single event, it marked the coming of age of American astronomy. PEARY AT THE POLE When Commander Robert Edwin Peary reached the North Pole he knew that, in order to establish that he had accomplished the feat...
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