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(More customer reviews)It's never a great idea to write a review when one is only partway through a book, but this book is a treat & I'm sorry I'm already 1/2way through it! Matthew Henson has a very easy-to-read style, erudite in that educated 19th Century way, with a lightness of touch & wit that ensures it's never dull. He has a quirkiness of vision that grabbed me right off....at times he reminds me of Mark Twain, with that dry wit Samuel Clemens did so well.
If the book declines in any fashion I'll edit the review, but I seriously doubt I'm going to run across any reason to downgrade my rating. Wish he wrote more!
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A Negro Explorer At The North Pole. A Negro Explorer At The North Pole [1912]. By Matthew A. Henson.Introduction by Booker T. Washington. Forward presented by Robert E. Peary."In short, Matthew Henson, next to Commander Peary, held and still holds the place of honor in the history of the expedition that finally located the position of the Pole, because he was the best man for the place. During twenty-three years of faithful service, he had made himself indispensable. From the position of a servant, he rose to that of companion and assistant in one of the most dangerous and difficult tasks that was ever undertaken by men. In extremity, when both the danger and the difficulty were greatest, the Commander wanted by his side the man upon whose skill and loyalty he could put the most absolute dependence and when that man turned out to be black instead of white. The Commander was not only willing to accept the service, but was at the same time generous enough to acknowledge it.
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