02185nam 2200577 a 450 991095590120332120250903212506.097808262664390826266436(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(MiAaPQ)EBC3440715(Perlego)1704285(EXLCZ)99100000000072145820070829d2008 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrExplorer the life of Richard E. Byrd /Lisle A. RoseColumbia University of Missouri Pressc20081 online resource (567 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780826217820 0826217826 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 A.1936-2021.1864606MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910955901203321Explorer4471462UNINA