True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World (Illustrated)

• The book is an edited and illustrated version of the original one and includes 30 or more unique illustrations which are relevant to its content.
• True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World by Adolphus W. Greely are neither figments of the fancy nor embellished exaggerations of ordinary occurrences. They are exact accounts of unusual episodes of arctic service, drawn from official relations and other absolutely accurate sources. After a trip around the world, Greely helped found the National Geographic Society and the first free public library in Washington, D.C.