Peary was an asshole.

This is probably the most recent book to come out about the whole Peary/Cook "Polar Controversy". Now I'm not sure what to think about it. One thing is for sure though, Peary was a milk-whet mamma's boy and a ruthless fame-seeker. He was also a toeless old fart with a huge crew in his 1909 "discovery" of the Pole. Cook was quiet and meek, not boastful, and he was a friend to Amundsen, who seems awesome (though I've not yet read full bios on him) and pioneer of ultralight travel. Well, it sure was a good read.