Book description
At the centre of The Navigator of New York is the rivalry between Robert Peary and Frederick Cook to be the first American to reach the North Pole. Its protagonist, however, is Devlin Stead, a young man from St John's, Newfoundland.
Devlin's mother dies, in mysterious circumstances, when he is…
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1 author picked The Navigator of New York as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Historical fiction that reads true, including the appalling racism of the time that is so insidious that it runs the lives of the people without their being conscious of it
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