Creator
Rose, Lisle Abbott,
Title
Explorer : the life of Richard E. Byrd.
Publisher
Columbia : University of Missouri Press,
Date
c2008.
Format
xix, 544 p. :ill., maps; 25 cm.
Description
"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".
"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. Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-519) and index.
Subject
Byrd, Richard Evelyn (1888-1957)
Explorers
Source
J05-US-006
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
ISBN 9780826217820
ISBN 0826217826