The Shameless Diary of an Explorer: A Story of Failure on Mt. McKinley cover

The Shameless Diary of an Explorer: A Story of Failure on Mt. McKinley

Author: Dunn, Robert

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 7.0
Points 11.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Nonfiction
Word Count 66371
Points per Word 0.000166
Page Count 214
Points per Page 0.051402

Description

In 1903, journalist Robert Dunn joined an expedition attempting the first ascent of Mt. McKinley. Led by explorer Frederick Cook, the climbers failed to conquer McKinley, but they did circumnavigate the peak, an accomplishment not repeated until 1978.