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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451926903321

Autore

Paine Stuart D. L

Titolo

Footsteps on the ice [[electronic resource] ] : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition / / edited with an introduction by M.L. Paine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8262-6592-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (389 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PaineM. L

Disciplina

919.8/9

Soggetti

Explorers - Antarctica

Electronic books.

Antarctica Discovery and exploration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-351) and index.

Sommario/riassunto

"These are the diaries of Stuart Paine, a dog driver, radio operator, and navigator on Admiral Richard Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition (1933-1935). Notably, Paine guided a three-man geological party up the Ross Ice Shelf and Thorne (Scott) Glacier to explore and map unknown territory near the South Pole"--Provided by publisher.