Race to the Frozen North: The Matthew Henson Story Luisterboek Tooltip Luisterboeken beluister je met de bol.com Kobo app. The Matthew Henson Story

A thrilling fictionalised account of the life of Matthew Henson, the first African-American man to travel to the North Pole, from the Carnegie nominated author Catherine Johnson.

Matthew Henson was simply an ordinary man. That was, until Commander Robert E. Peary entered his life, and offered him a chance at true adventure. Henson would become navigator, craftsman, translator, and right-hand man on a treacherous journey to the North Pole. Defying the odds and the many prejudices that faced him to become a true pioneer. This is his incredible and often untold story.

For fans of Benjamin Zephaniah (Face), Katherine Rundell (Rooftoppers), Philip Pullman (The Secret Commonwealth), Sita Brahmachari (When Secrets Set Sail), and Elizabeth Laird (Song of the Dolphin Boy).