The Navigator of New York

Set against the historical background of the tumultuous rivalry between Lieutenant Robert Peary and Dr. Frederick Cook to be the first American to reach the North Pole at the beginning of the 20th century. The story centers on Devlin Stead, a young man from St. John's, Newfoundland, whose Arctic explorer father has been declared missing from an expedition and whose mother died under mysterious circumstances. Young Devlin endures a lonely childhood until taunts from a schoolboy and the arrival of strange secret letters reveal dark truths and alter his view of his parents. At the age of twenty, seeking to discover the truth about his origins, he sails to New York, where he becomes the protégé and assistant to Dr. Cook. This connection plunges Devlin into the epic race to reach the Pole before Peary, an adventure that brings him celebrity, love, and ultimately forces him to confront the truth about his family and the bitter feud between the two driven explorers.

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