Who were Robert Peary and Matthew Henson?
In spring 1909, the American explorer Robert Edwin Peary left the northern edge of western Canada with 24 men, 19 sleds, and 133 dogs. A veteran explorer of the polar region for 18 years, Peary was about to realize his dream, to become the first man to reach the North Pole. Following a well-organized plan, Peary planned to dash