Robert E. Peary (1865–1920), a rear admiral for the U.S. Navy, became an Arctic explorer for the express purpose of being the first man to the reach North Pole.
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In September 1909—after nearly two decades of determined effort and numerous attempts, during which he lost eight toes to frostbite—American polar explorer Robert E. Peary emerged from the Arctic's frozen wasteland and declared that his final ... SEE MORE