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From: "G. Rice" <newtool@mail2.nai.net> What an excellent program! They could've done without that British pantload who said that it's no longer fact, but opinion. Of course anyone who's seen the photogrametric evidence knows just the opposite! But they quickly countered with *(I'm assuming) Paul Landry disputing all of the Cookie "evidence", particularly the south - north frozen leads and the suggestion that the North Pole is the easiest place to find in the world.. but the fact that he'd been there spoke volumes. Everyone has heard the old engineering riddle "If a tree falls in the forest and there's no one there to hear it, does it make a sound?" Those who would have you believe that Peary and Henson didn't make the North Pole have their own version of this old riddle: "If a white man endures twenty years of unimaginable hardship and misery, death and mutilation to stand at the North Pole and has only a Negro and a few Inuit to witness it, did he really make it?" The crux of the argument of those who claim that Peary didn't make it to the North Pole is just this kind of racist nonsense. The BBC special Stealing the Glory gives both sides of the story. Both sides have to feel that their viewpoint was adequately and ably presented. Typical of BBC productions, it is a very high quality program that's well moderated and edited. The choice of guests was interesting, though I wish that there were notations of the interviews. To me, the most authentic and authoritative opinion was that of Paul Landry. Not only has Mr. Landry been to the pole but he provided evidence that Peary did, in fact make it to the pole. The program does make mention of the fact that Henson spent a number of years at sea and learned navigation while serving as a crew member. He also learned and mastered surveying while with Peary in Nicaragua. But to me, the most telling and shameful indictment of the Cook Society's point of view is that they no longer make the absurd claim that Cook discovered the North Pole. They simply exist to tear down Peary's accomplishment. To twist another phrase, it's a Scorched Truth campaign and has no place in science. Thanks, Glenn Hydroponic Air Farms http://www.fabricworkshop.com/airfarm.htm |
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From: LBLit@aol.com Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 10:29:00 EDT Subject: Re: Henson book To: <Bradley@widgetmagic.com> Status: Bradley, Many thanks for your letter. I do hope the book gets read. Matt's story needs to be told again & again. From your awesome website, Dark Companion, my book and others, may the Good word continue to spread! Cheers, Laura |
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Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 From: Asia Davis Subject: Student information Peace. I am an 11th grade student in Newark, New Jersey. My name is Asia Davis. If there are any upcoming notices about Matthew Henson or African American History, I would appreciate being put on the subscribers list. My email address is asiad@iopener.net. My sister is Aeyesha Davis. She is 13 years old. Her emaill address is aeyeshad@iopener.net. she would also like to subscribe to the same mailings as myself. Thank you. |
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Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 2 From: corwin peterson Subject: Greenland |
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From: Nina Subject: It's a book! Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 I just mailed you an advance copy of Matthew Henson: Co-Discoverer of the North Pole...Thank you again for all your help!! Best,
Nina |
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From:
Tommy H. Galskjær Subject: Family tree Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 Hi
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Fri, 23 Feb 2001 From: LHolley <LHolley@nara.gov> Subject: Matthew Henson family Hello Bradley, I've been reviewing your web sites for a few years now. I have the book loaded on my computer. I thought it was great to see it. I did not make it to the reunion in Maryland but I had other family members there. Matthew was my paternal grandmother's uncle. Her maiden name was Henson, she married a Holley, one of her daughters was at the reunion and met the Inuit relatives. That makes him my great-great uncle. I work at the National Archives and agree that material there is mainly related to the expedition. I can't wait to hear the radio broadcast. thanks,
Melvin |
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"marcyis" Subject: children Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 I am doing an explorer report on Matthew Henson for my 5th grade class at Tierra Bonita Elementary School in Poway, CA. I found that Matthew was married to Lucy Ross Henson but did he have any children? I need this information for Monday, February 26th...could you please respond a.s.a.p.? Thank you. Brent |
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From:
Snickerpooh Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 Subject: (no subject) Did Henson have children? ------------------------------------- From: Snickerpooh Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 Subject: About Matthew Henson. I wanted to know if Matthew Henson had any children. If so, what were their names? |
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From:
SoCcErChICa517@... Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 Subject: report Hello, i have a report to do on matthew a. henson is there anything u can tell me about his early life and thing about his family? i would appreciate it thanks *LINDSAY* |
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"Carol S" To: <Bradley@matthewhenson.com> Subject: ????????? What was Matthew's reason for going on the expodition? |
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"Douglas R Davies" Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 Bradley, I finally listened to "Stealing the Glory." It is pretty good. The Henson narrations are wonderful. In a few places, it is so abbreviated that it might be a little hard for a novice to figure out what some of the sound bites relate to. It is amazing how some of the Brits still can't get over the fact that Peary took Henson. |
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WAS BLACK PEOEPLE HAVE FREEDOM...
From: GrannyMay00 From:
GrannyMay00 WHAT
ELSE DID HE DO. BLACK
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From: I
am getting information for a report for my friends son for Black
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From:
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am doing a report Matthew Alexander Henson and do you no any of his |
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From: Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:40:19 EST Subject: wif what was Henson's wif's real full name |
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From: Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2001 Subject: RE: Free Book of Matthew Henson To: Bradley@matthewhenson.com Just a line to say I actually experience the sense of thrill while reading the book. Thanks |
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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 From: RONALD I am doing research on Matthew Henson will you give me all the info. you can? E-mail me at bweifenbach@hotmail.com |
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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 To: Jill Subject: Re: relation? "...where to find information to find out whether or not she's is related to Matthew Henson?" Hi, I have a 5 1/2 year old daughter named Denae Alissa Henson, she has her father's last name. He claims relation to Matthew Henson as well as Eskimo heritage. I am wondering how this is possible, I have read a bit about Matthew Henson and his journey to the North Pole as well as about the children he had with an Eskimo woman. There was only one son from him and I don't see how the relation. My daughter's father's name is Damon Ronale DeAngelo Henson son of Lolanna Henson and her father's name is Harold Henson. Could you help me find out who to contact or where to find information to find out whether or not she's is related to Matthew Henson? Sincerely, Jill |
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Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 15:20:36 -0600 From: Trina Subject: Mattt Henson A friend of mine is putting together a Black History program in Seattle for the last week of February. Would it be possible for someone from Henson's family or someone knowledgeable about the expedition to attend? If so, who should he contact? His organization is paying for airfare, hotel accomodations, and provision for a honorarium. Thanks for your attention to this request. Trina |
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From: "Shelby" I was really excited to find your website. My daughters are going to research Matthew Henson for Black History Month. I am sorry to hear of the controversy over who was "first", like Norgay and Hillary at Everest. I think anyone who dares to risk his life in this manner is a true hero, and it really is a team effort. Neither man may have made it without the other, and the help of the eskimos was invaluable. Truly, the whole team was vital, as it takes the vision, strength and sacrifice of many to make these polar dreams come true. I am sure my girls will come to respect and admire Henson as their study of his life goes on. What a great role model! I hope more children learn about him. Sincerely and with deepest respect, Shelby Emory |
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From: "Ruthe"
May I ask if it's ever warm there? [smile] God's Blessings on the whole family. Ruthe |
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Date: Tue, 09 Jan
2001 From: "Rev'd Canon Henry White, M.A. (Oxon)" Subject: The Father Monty Foundation, UK & USA. Dear Bradley: I am very pleased to inform you that Father Monty's piece titled"Graves of Segregation," has now included a link to your fine Matthew Hensen site. Here is Father Monty's wonderful piece on cemetery discrimination:www.fathermonty.org/graves.htm Our Blessings! Faithfully,Rev'd Canon Henry White, M.A. (Oxon)United States Anglican Church HouseHot Springs National ParkArkansas, USA.From the Boyhood Home ofPresident Wiliam Jefferson Clinton.+Dearly Beloved, 2oo1. |
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From: "Rupert
Howe" Really good site - congratulations and well done for continuing your father's wonderful work. This is surely one of the most important items of 20th Century history, and still too few people know the truth. Bless you for helping to change that. |
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From:(anon) (Wally Herbert) defends his dismissal of Henson by saying he was not a credible witness as to navigation. Well, how does that explain not believing Henson as to distance estimates? If one believes Henson's distance estimate, one has to assume that Peary went the full distance to the pole, but didn't bother to stay on course. Why would he do anything so stupid? He had far more practical navigation experience and training than anyone who has ever written a critical piece about him (and I include Rawlins). The British can be so arrogant in holding on to the myth that they run the world and the only way is the English way. It's the mad dogs and Englishmen bit. Marching around Inja as if they were strolling through St. James Park. Refusing to use dogs and eskimo clothing in the era of polar exploration (as distinct from the more modern era of polar stunts) and leaving a legacy of courage, deprivation, and death, but not success. I remember being particularly outraged about this attitude during the Falklands war. The Royal Marines were aboard ship waiting for the tide to be right for an amphibious assault, so of course to prove how unflappable and courageous they were, they anchored and got all the lads on deck to watch a movie. The Argentine Air Force blew them to bits. In the U.S., the commanders of the ship and the operation would have been court martialed and pilloried in public. I think the Brits never got over the fact that the American revolutionaries didn't wear red and shot from behind trees. Really not cricket, you know. Peary did the same thing, in effect. Use dogs and local indigenous people. AAAAAARGH. Enough of this rant. |
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From: wreed1
I do hope the creator of this site is an educator!! As a father of 8, an ex board of education member, bit of a history lover, a dad buried in work trying to help number 8 with Black History Month studies, and a white guy who is old enough to have not had such studies I really appreciate the work that went into your site. Many thanks. This is the type of an approach that can make history interesting because it effectively utilizes a medium with which kids are very comfortable. Thank for all
the work and forethought that went into tis site. |
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From: "aviaq henson" Dear Bradley,
I have a question: How may times did Matthew Henson went to Greenland? is that correct? well, I'm in confuse... About the book A negro explorer at the North Pole, I borrow that from our Nationel Library, they have all the books about the Greenland, so fortunately they also have it. So you don't have to send me one. And about the reborter Ginger, well I don't think want to talk with because I'm not good to speak in english, but thanks to mention it Love, Aviaq
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Subject: fellow hensons Greetings, My
wife Meg is a Matthew Henson realtive as well. Nice site. |
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From: "xyz"
I have used
ThinkQuest as a valuable tool for years and am appalled at your
totally irrational trashing of an enormous educational vehicle-shame
on you for not doing more research to get a reasonable picture!
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From:
"aviaq henson"
Dear Bradley! Love, Aviaq Henson, Nuuk, Greenland. |
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RE: History Channel
12/11/00 Keith |
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Subject: Crew lists of Peary's earlier voyages According to stories in our family, an ancestor with the surname MANNARD sailed with Peary on at least one of his expeditions. I was glad to find the 1909 crew list on your site, but was wondering if similar lists exist for earlier expeditions. It would be great to find out which Mannard went on which expedition. (My ancestors lived in Newfoundland, close to Brigus, the home of Captain Bartlett, who played a significant role in these Arctic voyages.) Thanks for your help, and thanks for maintaining this informative site about the achievements of Henson and Peary. Bill Mannard, Saint Lambert, Quebec, Canada |