| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Admiral Byrd Classics |
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Admiral Byrd's classics.
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| Contents |
Exploring with BYRD; CONTENTS; I. Education of a Pilot; II. Flight to the North Pole; III. Fog Over Paris; IV. Antarctic Assault; V. Little America Is Born; VI. Escape from the Rockefeller Mountains; VII. Spring Preparations; VIII. Flight to the South Pole; IX. Eastward Beyond the Horizon; X. Return to Antarctica; XI. The Devil's Graveyard; XII. Little America Regained; XIII. A Loud and Stormy Month; XIV. The Winter Night; XV. The Winter Journey; XVI. Mystery of the Strait; XVII. Death of a City |
| Summary |
"As the culminating volume of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr.'s renowned expeditions, this is the comprehensive autobiography of a man who knew no limits. From his earliest days as a Navy pilot in training, to his controversial flights to the North and South Poles, his lifelong passion for exploration, and his trailblazing quests across the Antarctic continent, Admiral Byrd was a man who stared down long odds, harsh climates, and harrowing landscapes, conquering them all with bravery now immortalized in American lore and legend. Reissued for today's readers, Admiral Byrd's classic explorations by land, air, and sea transport us to the farthest reaches of the globe. As companions on Byrd's journeys, modern audiences experience the polar landscape through Byrd's own struggles, doubts, revelations, and triumphs and share the excitement of these timeless adventures."--Amazon.com |
| Notes |
Admiral Byrd's Classics |
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Reprint of the original 1937 book published by G.P. Putnam and Sons |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 -- Travel -- Arctic regions
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Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 -- Diaries
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| SUBJECT |
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 fast |
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Explorers -- United States -- Diaries
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Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Diaries
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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TRAVEL -- Australia & Oceania.
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Air pilots, Military
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Discoveries in geography -- American
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Exploration, Aerial
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Explorers
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Travel
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| SUBJECT |
North Pole -- Aerial exploration -- Diaries
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Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- American.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005494
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| Subject |
Antarctica
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Arctic Ocean -- North Pole
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Arctic Regions
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Diaries
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442241695 |
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1442241691 |
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