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Rose Lisle Abbott <1936-> |
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Titolo |
Explorer [[electronic resource] ] : the life of Richard E. Byrd / / Lisle A. Rose |
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Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (567 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Explorers - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-519) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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"Danger was all that thrilled him" -- Reaching for the skies -- Breakthrough -- Triumph -- Hero -- Celebrity -- The secret land -- Southward -- Zenith -- Politico -- Jeopardy -- Breakdown -- Stumbling -- Recovery -- "Ever a fighter so". |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Rose presents the first complete biography of this popular yet controversial explorer, including his first adventure in Greenland in 1925, his flights to the North and South Poles and across the Atlantic, his soul-shattering ordeal in Antarctica at Advance Base in 1934, and the decline of his later years"--Provided by publisher. |
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