Explorer : the life of Richard E. Byrd /

Explorer : the life of Richard E. Byrd / / Lisle A. Rose.

"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...

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Explorer [electronic resource] : the life of Richard E. Byrd / Lisle A. Rose.
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.
xix, 544 p. : ill., maps.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-519) and index.
"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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957.
Explorers United States Biography.
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