VIII. Along the Greenland Coast to the _Roosevelt_ 153 IX. Westward Over the Glacial Fringe of Grant Land 173 X. Westward Over the Glacial Fringe of Grant Land Continued 195 XI. The Return from “Farthest West” 219 XII. Cape Sheridan to Etah 247 XIII. Etah to New York 265 XIV. The Peary Arctic Club 285 XV. Report of Expedition of 1898–1902 295 XVI. The _Roosevelt_ 355 XVII. My Eskimos 375 Index 397 ILLUSTRATIONS “NEAREST THE POLE”: COMMANDER ROBERT E. PEARY PLANTING THE AMERICAN FLAG, LATITUDE 87° 6′, APRIL 21, 1906 (COLOURED) _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE COMMANDER ROBERT E. PEARY viii MORRIS K. JESUP ix STEWARD PERCY 7 DR. WOLF 7 COMMANDER PEARY 7 CAPTAIN BARTLETT 7 MR. MARVIN 7 MATE BARTLETT 8 CHIEF ENGINEER WARDWELL 8 MATTHEW HENSON 8 “Bo’sun” MURPHY 8 THE SAILORS 8 THE FIREMEN 8 INTERIOR OF PEARY’S CABIN ABOARD THE “ROOSEVELT” 13 A MELVILLE BAY ICEBERG 14 TYPICAL WHALE SOUND GLACIER 14 OOMUNUI, THE PECULIAR PEAK AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE NORTH STAR BAY 23 COALING AT ETAH 24 TRANSFERRING WALRUS MEAT AT ETAH 24 THE AUXILIARY S. S. “ERIK” IN THE HARBOUR OF ETAH 27 THE BARRIER AT CAPE COLLINSON 28 ENTERING THE SMITH SOUND ICE 37 OPEN WATER OFF CAPE LUPTON 37 THE SQUEEZE NEAR “THE GAP” 38