Footsteps on the ice : the Antarctic diaries of Stuart D. Paine, second Byrd Expedition /

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Author / Creator:	Paine, Stuart D. L.
Imprint:	Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.
Description:	xxx, 368 p. : ill., maps, facsims. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Paine, Stuart D. L. -- Diaries. Paine, Stuart D. L. -- Travel -- Antarctica. Paine, Stuart D. L. Byrd Antarctic Expedition -- (2nd : -- 1933-1935) Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Explorers -- Antarctica -- Diaries. Discoveries in geography. Explorers. Travel. Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration. Antarctica. Diaries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6416400

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Other authors / contributors:	Paine, M. L.
ISBN:	9780826217417 (alk. paper) 0826217419 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-351) and index.
Summary:	"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.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Maps
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Diary 1.
1. Chinook Kennels: September 27-November 2, 1933
2. At Sea: November 3-December 9, 1933
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
Diary 2.
8. The Deep Winter Night: June 15-July 17, 1934
9. The Admiral and Summer Field Preparations: July 20-October 15, 1934
Diary 3.
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
Diary 4.
13. Homeward: January 13-May 12, 1935
Afterword
Appendixes
1. The Men of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
2. "What Is It Like to Travel at Seventy-five below Zero?"
3. Fall Southern Trip Meteorological and Navigating Records
4. Barrier Bull Selections
May 19, 1934, Issue 1
May 26, 1934, Issue 2
June 2, 1934, Issue 3
June 9, 1934, Issue 4
June 16, 1934, Issue 5
June 23, 1934, Issue 6
June 30, 1934, Issue 7
July 7, 1934, Issue 8
5. Logistics Planning from Mile 173 to Mile 445.5, Thorne Glacier, and Return to Little America
6. Navigation and Triangulation Reports: Summer Journey to the Queen Maud Range
Bibliography
Index

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