Skyward : man's mastery of the air / / Richard Evelyn Byrd
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| Autore: |
Byrd Richard Evelyn
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| Titolo: |
Skyward : man's mastery of the air / / Richard Evelyn Byrd
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, [Maryland] : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
| ©[2015] | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 629.13092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Explorers - United States |
| Air pilots, Military - United States | |
| Aeronautics - Flights | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Antarctica Discovery and exploration American |
| Antarctica | |
| Arctic Regions | |
| United States | |
| Note generali: | "Admiral byrd classics"--Cover. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Skyward |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-4173-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910797555403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Admiral Byrd Classics