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About the Author
Although credited with reaching the North Pole, recent research indicates that Peary may only have come within 30-60 miles (50-100 km) of his goal due to calculation errors. The truth is unknown. ("Peary, Robert Edwin." Encyclopedia Britannica, 2007."). -- Capt. R.A. 'Bob' Bartlett, who commanded Peary's ship Roosevelt, was a Newfoundlander born in Brigus. Famous in his own right, Bartlett had a distinguished career as a mariner and explorer, for which he was honoured by both the Canadian and American governments. (Catherine F. Horan, "Bartlett, Robert Abram" Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, vol. 1, 136-9.)
