{"product_id":"2940013987470","title":"First at the North Pole or Two Boys in the Arctic Circle","description":"First at the North Pole or Two Boys in the Arctic Circle by Edward Stratemeyer, \u003cbr\u003eauthor of Oliver Bright’s Search, Richard Dare’s Venture, The Last Cruise of the Spitfire, True to Himself, Joe, the Surveyor, Shorthand Tom, Etc.\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated By Charles Nuttall\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Andy and His Uncle\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. At The Lumber Camp\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Some Papers of Value\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Chet Greene’s Past\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Man on the Ledge\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. A World-Wide Hunter\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Chet and the Moose\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. A Talk of Importance\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Something about the North Pole\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Bringing in Some Game\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. A Serious Loss\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. A Letter of Interest\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Barwell Dawson Reaches a Decision\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. The Fire On The Steamer\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15. The Start of the Cook Expedition\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16. A Trick, and What Followed\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17. An Encounter with Icebergs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18. Shooting Wild Geese\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19. Greenland and the Esquimaux\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20. Fast in the Ice\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21. A Fight with Polar Bears\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22. Through the Long Night\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23. “North Pole or Bust!”\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24. The Last Hunt\u003cbr\u003eChapter 25. Crossing the Great Lead\u003cbr\u003eChapter 26. On A Floating Mass of Ice\u003cbr\u003eChapter 27. How Commander Peary Reached the Pole\u003cbr\u003eChapter 28. The Top of the World at Last\u003cbr\u003eChapter 29. Fighting Off Starvation\u003cbr\u003eChapter 30. Home Again\u003cbr\u003eChapter 31. Good News--Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e“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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn penning this volume I have had a twofold purpose in mind: the first to show what pure grit and determination can do under the most trying of circumstances, and the second to give my readers an insight into Esquimaux life and habits, and to relate what great explorers like Franklin, Kane, Hall, DeLong, Nansen, Cook, and Peary have done to open up this weird and mysterious portion of our globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward Stratemeyer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovember 15, 1909.","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083399446768,"sku":"2940013987470","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013987470_p0.jpg?v=1763598456","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013987470","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}