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UNINA9910972008103321 |
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Autore |
Byrd Richard Evelyn |
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Titolo |
Alone : the classic polar adventure |
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[Place of publication not identified], : Island Press/Shearwater Books, 2003 |
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Edizione |
[50th ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (327 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Solitude |
Geography |
Earth & Environmental Sciences |
Discovery & Exploration |
Antarctica Discovery and exploration American |
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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 contenuto |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1933: The Idea -- March: The Decision -- April I: God of 2.5 -- II: The Night -- May I: The Intimation -- II: The Blow -- June I: Despair -- II: The Struggle -- III. The Proposal -- July I: Cold -- II: The Tractors -- August: The Searchlight -- Afterword. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When Admiral Richard E.Byrd set out on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. |
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