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Old Glory" the First Flag at the North Pole 



DISCOVERY 



I OF THE 



NORTH POLE 



Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK'S own story of how he reached 



the North Pole April 21st, 1908. 



and the Story of Commander ROBERT E. PEARY'S 



Discovery April 6th, 1909. 



Graphic and Thrilling Stories of the Greatest Achievement by Man Since Columbus Discov- 

 ered America; Terrible Sufferings and Privations; The Awful Cold; Face to Face with Death 

 by Starvation; American Pluck, Courage and Endurance Reach the Top of the World 

 through Terrific Gales Over a Continent of Ice. 



Special Introduction by 



General A. W. GREELY, U. S. A. 



Renowned Polar Kxplorer, Gold Medalist Royal Geographical Society 



and French Geographical Society 



Author of "Chronological List of Auroras," "Three Years of Arctic Service," "Proceedings 



of Lady Franklin Bay Expedition," "American Explorers," "Hand Book of 



Arctic Discoveries, etc., etc. 



Edited by Honorable J. MARTIN MILLER 



Well-known Author and Traveler 



Member of National Geographical Society, Washington, D. C. Author of "The Twentieth 



Century Atlas and History of the World," "History of the Russia-Japan War," 



"Complete Story of the Italian Earthquake Horror," etc., etc. 



ALSO CONTAINING 

 A True and Authentic Account of Ofher Great Polar Expe- 

 . ditions, Including Franklin, Greely, Abruzzi, Nares, 

 Nordenskjold, Nansen, Sverdrup, Shackelton, etc. 



ILLUSTRATED WITH HALF-TONE REPRODUC- 

 TIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS of MANY EXPEDITIONS 



