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Byrd Richard Evelyn |
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Skyward : man's mastery of the air / / Richard Evelyn Byrd |
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Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
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©[2015] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (422 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Explorers - United States |
Air pilots, Military - United States |
Aeronautics - Flights |
Antarctica Discovery and exploration American |
Antarctica |
Arctic Regions |
United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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"Admiral byrd classics"--Cover. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Skyward; CONTENTS; I.-The Flyer's Viewpoint; II.-Learning to Fly; III.-On the Thin Edge of Eternity; IV.-Thwarted Hopes; V.-First Trans-Atlantic Flight; VI.-Political Interlude; VII.-The ZR-2 Disaster; VIII.-I Turn Explorer; IX.-The North Pole; X.-Success at Last!; XI.-This Hero Business; XII.-Trans-Atlantic Flight; XIII.-A Narrow Escape; XIV.-In Defense of Spectacular Flights; XV.-The Last Challenge; XVI.-Behind the Scenes; XVII.-A Glimpse into the Future |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Skyward is as much the memoir of great American explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. as it is a fascinating narrative of America's early aviation history, much of which Byrd shaped with his explorations as a naval pilot and pioneering scientist. Byrd's outsized ambition has inspired generations to dare to push technological limits in order to achieve things greater than themselves. |
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