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COPYRIGH
1909
Commander Peary in his Library.
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No. 8. COMMANDER R. E. PEARY
IN HIS LIBRARY, laying plans for the
race to the earth's top. Commander
R. E. Peary was born May 6, 1856,
and entered the U. S. Navy, 1881. He
is famous for his Arctic discoveries,
and has been in charge of several ex-
peditions on the western coast of
Greenland. On the third voyage Peary
840-17 with the
attained Latitude
highest point yet attained in the
Western Hemisphere. On the fourth
and last voyage Peary attained Lati-
tude 90° the North Pole.
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