Summary of Bruce Henderson's True North

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 Frederick Albert Cook, the second youngest son, was five years old when he saw his father in the coffin.

He grew up loving the outdoors, and would spend nights under the stars.

He never forgot the struggle to survive, and learned how to swim.#2 Frederick Cook, the inventor of the milk delivery truck, was a medical student at Columbia University.

He was able to get by on only a few hours of sleep a night, and still managed to study and deliver milk.#3 In 1891, Frederick Cook read in the New York Herald about a new expedition to Greenland being planned by Robert E.

Peary, who in the summer of 1886 had attempted to cross the Greenland ice cap before being forced back by storms.

He knew instantly what he must do.#4 Peary's mother was a very protective mother, and she kept him away from other boys.

She also had him study nature, which was a never-ending source of happiness for Peary.