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Dishonorable Dr. Cook: Debunking the Notorious Mount McKinley Hoax
Peter Cherici
Peter Cherici investigates Frederick Cook's fraudulent claim to have climbed Denali in 1906. A detective story about lies, ego, and the early days of American mountaineering, when the summit was less important than the story you told about it.
Mountains & Climbing
History
Alaska
Publisher
Mountaineer Books
Published
2001
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