Harnessed to the Pole: Sledge Dogs in Service to American Explorers of the Arctic 1853-1909

In the second half of the nineteenth century, an epic race was underway in some of the most brutal stretches on the planet. This book follows the adventures of eight American explorers and their dog teams, starting with Elisha Kent Kane and ending with Robert Peary, controversial claimant of the title of first to reach the North Pole.