02154nam 2200553 a 450 991078286140332120200520144314.00-8262-6643-6(CKB)1000000000721458(OCoLC)646798620(CaPaEBR)ebrary10277768(SSID)ssj0000152263(PQKBManifestationID)11165049(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000152263(PQKBWorkID)10339918(PQKB)10625081(MdBmJHUP)muse29809(Au-PeEL)EBL3440715(CaPaEBR)ebr10277768(OCoLC)315478407(UtSlPG)27198(MiAaPQ)EBC3440715(EXLCZ)99100000000072145820070829d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrExplorer[electronic resource] the life of Richard E. Byrd /Lisle A. RoseColumbia University of Missouri Pressc20081 online resource (567 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1782-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-519) and index."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"."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.ExplorersUnited StatesBiographyExplorers919.8/904BRose Lisle Abbott1936-1474097MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910782861403321Explorer3687543UNINA