Footsteps on the ice : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition / / edited with an introduction by M.L. Paine
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| Autore: |
Paine Stuart D. L
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| Titolo: |
Footsteps on the ice : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition / / edited with an introduction by M.L. Paine
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia, : University of Missouri Press, c2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (389 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 919.8/9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Explorers - Antarctica |
| Soggetto geografico: | Antarctica Discovery and exploration |
| Altri autori: |
PaineM. L
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| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-351) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Footsteps on the Ice The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Maps -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Chinook Kennels -- 2 At Sea -- 3 The Roaring Forties and South December 13, 1933-January 16, 1934 -- 4 Misery Trail January 24-February 28, 1934 -- 5 Journey of "Seven Hells" March 1-31, 1934 -- 6 Little America April 1-22, 1934 -- 7 The Old Mess Hall April 25-June 10, 1934 -- 8 The Deep Winter Night June 15-July 17, 1934 -- 9 The Admiral and Summer Field Preparations July 20-October 15, 1934 -- 10 The Start of the Southern Journey October 16-November 20, 1934 -- 11 In Select Company November 21-December 5, 1934 -- 12 Mount Weaver December 6, 1934-January 11, 1935 -- 13 Homeward January 13-May 12, 1935 -- Afterword -- Appendix 1 The Men of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition -- Appendix 2 "What Is It Like to Travel at Seventy-five below Zero?" by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter -- Appendix 3 Fall Southern Trip Meteorological and Navigating Records -- Appendix 4 Barrier Bull Selections -- Appendix 5 Logistics Planning from Mile 173 to Mile 445.5, Thorne Glacier, and Return to Little America -- Appendix 6 Navigation and Triangulation Reports: Summer Journey to the Queen Maud Range -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "These are the diaries of Stuart Paine, a dog driver, radio operator, and navigator on Admiral Richard Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition (1933-1935). Notably, Paine guided a three-man geological party up the Ross Ice Shelf and Thorne (Scott) Glacier to explore and map unknown territory near the South Pole"--Provided by publisher. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Footsteps on the ice |
| ISBN: | 9780826265920 |
| 0826265928 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910956916503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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