Robert Peary Research Paper

In Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Alfred Lansing recounts the tale of one of the greatest successes of the Twentieth Century. Ironically, Lansing's detailed account of the 1915 Trans-Antarctic Expedition illuminates the stark reality that Sir Ernest Shackleton's expedition did not fulfill its goal. In fact, the expedition never even set foot upon the continent that they had intended to cross. The outstanding success of that motley crew of adventurers was in their ability to endure the harsh Antarctic climate. Despite having their ship crushed by an ice cap, spending the dark Antarctic winter hopelessly alone, suffering through a stormy voyage in

Why he left his home in the South to roam 'round the Pole, God only knows.

64. How many years did Matthew Henson and his group search for the North Pole?

Wc. Handy was born in Florence Alabama on November 16, 1873. During his life he worked as a musician, composer, and music Publisher.Handy grew up in the church.His father and grandfather were both Methodist minister, and both absolutely forbidden him to play any music that was secular. As a result Handy had to put aside his desires and get a real job.So in 1892 he graduated from college and got a job as a school teacher .Still throughout all this he still continue to learn about music.

Matthew Alexander Henson was the first 1955. He was the son of two freeborn black sharecroppers. Henson was married twice to first wife, Eva Flint and second wife, Lucy Ross. They didn’t have any children. He fathered his only African American Artic explorer. He was born August 8, 1866 in Nanjemoy, Maryland and died March 9, child, Anauakaq, with Akatingwah (Biography). Matthew Henson was best known as the co-discoverer of the North Pole with Robert Edwin Peary in 1909. Henson displayed great character and he was very important to American History. Even though Henson had an impact on society, he also had some issues to deal with along the way.

NSW Gay and Lesbian Association of the Deaf and the National Australian Gay & Lesbian Association of the Deaf. He worked alongside these groups for 4 years from 1886 to 1890

James Bently a murderer and an honest and very serious, straight-faced person. James Bently was an honest person and was the one who was known for the murder of James Scobie. It made him have a bad reputation but it also made him an honest person because he admitted he was the one who did it.

It was the summer of 1997, a young man named Shaun Parker was born in the Windy City itself, Chicago. As an infant Shaun seemed to love basketball. Any time he was watching basketball on TV and someone tried to change it he would scream at the top of his lungs. He also loved to get basketball themed toys. At this age it was pretty clear what he wanted to be when he grew up. A NBA Superstar.

When Columbus set sail, anticipated sailing west to reach the east instead of sailing all the way around Africa. Instead, he ended up in the modern day Bahamas. When Lindbergh took off, he knew his exact destination: Paris, France–where he ended his flight. Both of these men were the first in their divisions of transportation to cross the Atlantic--Columbus by sea and

James Bently a murderer and an honest person and he was also a very serious and straight-faced person.

Welsh from Wales in the united kingdom Llwyds moved to Canada before moving to the US. Hugh Jacob Llwyd was the first minister of Grace Episcopal Church in Muskogee, Ok, and has two alter windows more than 10 feet tall dedicated to him. He was born in Canada. Edwin and his brother were born in the US, the first US born generation in their family. He was drafted into World War II during law school where his job involved diplomatic relations overseas. He went on to serve as an attorney in the military, retiring after more than 20 years and was an attorney for Muskogee County for over 50 years. He died in 2003.

Anthony Rabon is an amputee from Aynor, SC. He is a firm believer in faith and says everything happens for a reason. He lost his left leg during a four wheeler accident. It was 2:30am about 50-100 including two of his cousins. Out in the field in Aynor and they all were riding around until it was time to go home. Anthony had three separate ways to go home but he chose his way and it ended with him being hit by a drunk driver who also had drug in his system coming around a curve. The driver got thrown out of his truck resulting in him dying but Anthony lost a lot of blood and had to get eleven pint of blood in him they could not save his leg it had to get cut off.

Robert E "Bert" Shepard was born in Dana, Indiana on June 28, 1920. In 1941, the lefthander was pitching with the Bisbee Bees in the Arizona-Texas League where he had a 3-5 won-loss record but was also a useful utility player appearing at first base and in the outfield.

Matthew Henson and Robert Peary had a strong relationship. They both had a need for exploration, fame, and danger, and Henson’s need is one of the reasons he started traveling with Peary. The two men met when Henson was working at a clothing and hat store, when Peary walked in and offered him a job. This job was to be his personal servant while he was on an expedition in Nicaragua. Peary was going to head an engineering team to see about the possibility of digging a canal across Nicaragua. Henson later wrote that he saw qualities in Peary that made him want to participate in his services. After that expedition, Peary approached Henson with an idea. He wanted to raise money to go to the arctic and wanted Henson to go with him. On their

Shackleton?s yearning to explore the Antarctic was born out of his desires to achieve the improbable and attain fame and notoriety (Morrell and Capparell 32). Both the Artic and the Antarctic remained unexplored in the first decade of the twentieth century, and the promises of celebrity, honor for one?s country, and possible wealth were the romantic rewards for the explorers of the day (28, 55).