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Autore |
Byrd Richard Evelyn |
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Titolo |
Exploring with Byrd : episodes of an adventurous life / / Richard Evelyn Byrd |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015 |
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[Place of distribution not identified] : , : National Book Network, , [date of distribution not identified] |
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©2015 |
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Edizione |
[Paperback edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Collana |
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Soggetti |
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Explorers - United States |
Air pilots, Military - United States |
North Pole Aerial exploration Diaries |
Antarctica Discovery and exploration American |
Pôle Nord Exploration aérienne Journaux intimes |
Antarctica |
Arctic Ocean North Pole |
Arctic Regions |
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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As the culminating volume of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr.'s renowned expeditions, this is the autobiography of a man who knew no limits. From his earliest days as a Navy pilot in training, to his controversial |
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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. |
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