You know the feeling when you read an author and wish it was someone you could hang out with? That is how I feel about Matt Henson. An intelligent, hardworking (but doesn't brag about it), funny, easy-going guy, who also happened to be the man chosen to accompany Peary on his marking of the North Pole. A great read that neither glosses over nor dwells on, the hardships, and enlightens the reader on just what was involved in traversing the Arctic.