A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
Gelesen von Lee Smalley
Matthew A. Henson
(4,625 Sterne; 20 Bewertungen)
In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the never-before reached point on earth, the North Pole.
"Robert Peary is remembered as the intrepid explorer who successfully reached the North Pole in 1909. Far less celebrated is his companion, Matthew Henson, a black man from Maryland. Henson's gripping memoir, first published in 1912, tells this unsung hero's story in his own words. Henson...was indispensable to the famous explorer's journey; he learned the language of the Eskimos, was an expert dog-sled driver and even built the sleds...." (Publishers Weekly)
"An original document.... One of the giants of polar exploration, Henson had the graceful modesty of genuinely big men.... The world would know even more about him now if his commander, Peary, had been less an egotist and more generous in sharing credit for his discovery of the North Pole." (Washington Post Book World)
"A really valuable addition to the literature of [polar exploration].... Filled with incident, occupation, description, emotion, [and] comment." (The New York Times) (3 hr 41 min)
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Should be called an uncle tom at the north pole
Bill Cosby
(5 Sterne)
Contemporary BIPOC theory teaches us that BIPOCs are separate and always distinct from whites. This BIPOC is participating in activities that are now known to be the exclusive domain of white colonizers. The fact that this BIPOC feels obligated to act white in order to get along with his oppressors show just how much internalized raycysm author has. A closer inspection of story reveals he has been touched by they mayo brush abd he really can not be an authentic BIPOC. That being said, i thought the story was interesting and very well narrated. But that just shows how much of an evil white male i am. So it is a good story if you are a member of the kkK of national socialist parties. If, you believe in equal rights, however, you will want to burn this book and whip the author. That social justice for you
Hans Filip
(5 Sterne)
Remarkable events, very well told and very well read. Thank you writer, reader and LibriVox.