On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in ...

Frederick Cook and Robert Peary both claimed ... When they were some 134 miles from the pole, Peary sent everyone back except four natives and Matthew Henson, an African-American from Maryland ...

In 1909, a young American, Ross Marvin, was helping Robert Peary on his last North Pole expedition ... Peary's longtime manservant Matthew Henson described Marvin as "a very quiet young man ...

When the likes of Robert Peary and Matthew Henson explored Earth’s North Pole, they did so by land. If any would-be explorers ...

In the late nineteenth century, there was only one Earthly frontier left to discover: the North Pole. Many men ... talking with the clerk, Matthew Henson, who told Peary that he had several ...

In the late nineteenth century, there was only one Earthly frontier left to discover: the North ... Pole, hides within a shifting polar sea. One of history’s most driven Pole-seekers, Robert ...

And the thing about Matthew Henson, which I will tell ... seven times with fellow explorer Robert E Peary between 1891 and 1909. After reaching the North Pole in 1909, Peary, the leader of the ...