Download or read book Cook & Peary written by Robert M. Bryce and published by Mechanicsburg, PA : Stackpole Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 1160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not just the final word on what Cook and Peary did and did not do, but is also a full, fair examination of their lives. A finely drawn picture of the last days of the great expeditions, when explorers willingly risked their lives in pursuit of intangible and impossible goals.