A Negro Explorer at the North Pole (Illustrated Edition) ...
Henson, Matthew A. / Washington, Booker T. / Peary, Robert E.
Matthew Alexander Henson (1866-1955) was an American explorer and long-time companion to Robert Peary, amongst various expeditions, their most famous was a 1909 expedition which claimed to be the first to reach the Geographic North Pole. He was still a child when his parents died, and at the age of twelve he went to sea as a cabin boy on a merchant ship. He sailed around the world for the next several years, educating himself and becoming a sk...