Little America : aerial exploration in the Antarctic, the flight to the South Pole /

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Author / Creator:Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957, author.
Imprint:Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, 2015.
©1930
Description:1 online resource (422 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Series:Admiral Byrd Classics
Admiral Byrd Classics.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13511379
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Varying Form of Title:Aerial exploration in the Antarctic, the flight to the South Pole
Flight to the South Pole
ISBN:9781442241718
1442241713
1442241705
9781442241701
Notes:Admiral Byrd's Classics.
Reprint of the original 1935 book published by G.P. Putnam and Sons.
Includes index.
Print version record.
Summary:"American hero and explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. tells the story of his first journey through Antarctica and the founding of a series of camps and bases referred to as 'Little America.' Over the years, many similar areas were developed as camps and research areas on Byrd's Antarctic missions, but the founding of 'Little America' required great courage and leadership. In awe of the unforgiving landscape, he eagerly met its treacherous challenges. Byrd outlines the blueprint for his first mission to Antarctica and provides a glimpse into the obstacles he and his team overcame at the worlds end. Reissued for today's readers, Admiral Byrd's classic explorations by land, air, and sea transport us to the farthest reaches of the globe. As companions on Byrd's journeys, modern audiences experience the polar landscape through Byrd's own struggles, doubts, revelations, and triumphs and share the excitement of these timeless adventures."--Amazon.com
Other form:Print version: Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957. Little America 1442241705