Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899; a narrative of the voyage of the

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THROUGH THE FIRST
ANTARCTIC NIGHT

THROUGH THE FIRST
ANTARCTIC NIGHT
1898-1899
A NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGE OF THE "BELGICA" AMONG
NEWLY DISCOVERED LANDS AND OVER AN UNKNOWN
SEA ABOUT THE SOUTH POLE
BY
FREDERICK A. COOK, M.D.
SURGEON AND ANTHROPOLOGIST OF THE BELGIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION
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NEW YORK
DOUBLEDAY & McCLURE CO.
1900
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Copyright, 1900,by
Frederick A. Cook.
PortionsofthisnarrativehaveappearedintheCentury, Scribner's
and McClure's. Though this material has been much changed
and rewritten,my acknowledgments are due to these magazines.
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TO THE LITTLE FAMILY,
THE OFFICERS, THE SCIENTIFIC STAFF, AND
THE CREW OF THE "BELGICA,"
WHOSE FORTUNES AND MISFORTUNES MADE
THIS STORY OF THE FIRST HUMAN EXPERIENCE
THROUGHOUT A SOUTH POLAR YEAR
;
TO THESE MEN,
WHOSE CLOSE COMPANIONSHIP AND STURDY
GOOD-FELLOWSHIP MADE LIFE ENDURABLE
DURING THE STORMS, THE
DARKNESS, AND THE MONOTONY
OF THE ANTARCTIC,
THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED.