Chapter 10

Roosevelt: “The members of the expedition lived in surprising comfort aboard the Roosevelt, which had been lifted in its berth by the winter floes until it sat like a walnut in icing. (pg. 61)”

The Roosevelt was a ship owned and funded by Robert E. Peary. The ship was expressly designed for Arctic work, and incorporated many innovations.

Player Piano: “[Peary] had a player piano in his stateroom. (pg. 61)”
A player piano is fitted with an apparatus enabling it to be played automatically

Victor Herbert and Rudolf Friml: “He was supplied with rolls of the best Victor Herbert and Rudolf Friml numbers... (pg. 61)”

Victor Herbert (February 1, 1859 – May 26, 1924) was an Irish-born, German-raised American composer, cellist, and conductor. A prolific composer, Herbert produced two operas, acantata, 43 operettas, incidental music to 10 plays, 31 compositions for orchestra, nine band compositions, nine cello compositions, five violin compositions with piano or orchestra, 22 piano compositions and numerous songs, choral compositions and orchestrations of works by other composers, among other music.

Rudolf Friml (December 7, 1879 – November 12, 1972) was a composer of operetta, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as a pianist.

Esquimos: “Peary defined the virtues of Esquimos as loyalty and obedience, roughly the same virtues one sought in the dogs” (p. 78-79).

Most of the times the Esquimos are in group, they work together in order to survive in their habit.

Life: Eskimos most of times relied in sea mammals as food. Eskimos are recognized because they elaborate technologies, artisanship, and well developed art.

Henson: “Henson chose the Esquimos who in his judgement were the best boys, the most loyal and devoted to the Commander”(Pg. 79)

Matthew Henson was 18 years old when he decided to take the risk to go an expedition but because racism in that time it was hard for him to find someone that hire him. After he went back to the east coast he met Peary who contracted him to go the expedition at Nicaragua.

North Pole: “the weather was a constant torment, the wind blowing so sharply at fifty or sixty degrees below zero” (p. 78)
It is recognize because the temperature is one of the lowest; however it is a little bit more warmer then South Pole.


History: North Pole was not discover until Peary’s expedition, in the other hand there was another man that claimed that was him that Discover North Pole named Frederick Albert Cook but he did not have convincing proof to prove his point.