Explorer [electronic resource] : the life of Richard E. Byrd / Lisle A. Rose.
2008
G585.B8 R68 2008eb
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Title
Explorer [electronic resource] : the life of Richard E. Byrd / Lisle A. Rose.
Author
Rose, Lisle A., 1936-
ISBN
9780826217820 (alk. paper)
0826217826 (alk. paper)
0826217826 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
Language
English
Description
xix, 544 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Call Number
G585.B8 R68 2008eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
919.8/904 B
Summary
"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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-519) and index.
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Table of Contents
"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".
Reaching for the skies
Breakthrough
Triumph
Hero
Celebrity
The secret land
Southward
Zenith
Politico
Jeopardy
Breakdown
Stumbling
Recovery
"Ever a fighter so".