Discovery : the story of the second Byrd Antarctic expedition / / Richard Evelyn Byrd

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819830903321
• Autore: Byrd Richard Evelyn
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2015; ©1935
• ISBN: 1-4422-4167-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (477 p.)
• Collana: Admiral Byrd Classics
• Disciplina: 919.8904
• Soggetti: TRAVEL / Australia & Oceania; Antarctica
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.; "Admiral byrd's classics"--Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Antarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever. This second Antarctic journey proved as daring, eventful, and inspiring as any Byrd ever embarked upon.