Niche History

Peary vs Cook and the North Pole Cage Match

Robert Peary vs Fredrick Cook... Who discovered the North Pole first? Show Notes: Robert Peary's Poor Ethics [https://www.vox.com/2024/1/19/24044440/the-tragic-story-of-this-famous-meteorite] as mentioned. Sources for the Research: https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2022/04/06/mystery-of-the-arctic-ice-who-was-first-to-the-north-pole/ [https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2022/04/06/mystery-of-the-arctic-ice-who-was-first-to-the-north-pole/] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-discovered-the-north-pole-116633746/ [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-discovered-the-north-pole-116633746/] https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/educational-resources/arctic-biographies/peary.html#:~:text=Peary-,Robert [https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/educational-resources/arctic-biographies/peary.html#:~:text=Peary-,Robert] https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/educational-resources/arctic-biographies/peary.html#:~:text=Peary-,Robert [https://www.bowdoin.edu/arctic-museum/educational-resources/arctic-biographies/peary.html#:~:text=Peary-,Robert] http://www.frederickcooksociety.org/about.htm [http://www.frederickcooksociety.org/about.htm] https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/explore/notable-graves/explorers/matthew-henson#:~:text=Matthew [https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/explore/notable-graves/explorers/matthew-henson#:~:text=Matthew] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/the-legacy-of-arctic-explorer-matthew-henson [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/the-legacy-of-arctic-explorer-matthew-henson] https://deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/arctic/community/2017/07/31/the-forgotten-indigenous-women-of-robert-pearys-arctic-expeditions [https://deeply.thenewhumanitarian.org/arctic/community/2017/07/31/the-forgotten-indigenous-women-of-robert-pearys-arctic-expeditions]