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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

A Tenderfoot With Peary recounts George Borup's experiences as a young member of Robert Peary's 1908-1909 expedition to the North Pole. Borup, fresh out of Yale, provides a lively and engaging account of the challenges and triumphs of Arctic exploration in the early... Read Full Overview

A Tenderfoot With Peary recounts George Borup's experiences as a young member of Robert Peary's 1908-1909 expedition to the North Pole. Borup, fresh out of Yale, provides a lively and engaging account of the challenges and triumphs of Arctic exploration in the early... Read Full Overview

""A Tenderfoot With Peary"" is a memoir written by George Borup, who accompanied Robert Peary on his expedition to the North Pole in 1908-1909. Borup was not an experienced explorer, and his account provides a unique perspective on the challenges and triumphs of the journey... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview