02352nam 2200529 450 991082244080332120170918154533.01-4422-4173-X(CKB)3710000000471134(EBL)4085940(MiAaPQ)EBC4085940(EXLCZ)99371000000047113420160126h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierSkyward man's mastery of the air /Richard Evelyn ByrdLanham, [Maryland] :Rowman & Littlefield,[2015]©[2015]1 online resource (422 p.)Admiral Byrd Classics"Admiral byrd classics"--Cover.1-4422-4172-1 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 FutureSkyward 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.Admiral Byrd ClassicsExplorersUnited StatesDiariesAir pilots, MilitaryUnited StatesDiariesAeronauticsFlightsAntarcticaDiscovery and explorationAmericanAntarcticafastArctic RegionsfastUnited StatesfastExplorersAir pilots, MilitaryAeronauticsFlights.629.13092Byrd Richard Evelyn318831MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822440803321Skyward4049750UNINA