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Little America
Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole
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2015
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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 world’s 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.
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Copyright year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-1-4422-4170-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-4422-4171-8
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
422
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CONTENTS No access
I.—Notes from a Journal No access Pages 3 - 23
II.—The Plan—the Preparation and the Problem No access Pages 24 - Plate 16
III.—Through the Pack No access Pages 49 - 76
IV.—We Establish a Base No access Pages 77 - 97
V.—The Battle to Unload No access Pages 98 - 116
VI.—Discovery by Flight No access Pages 117 - 138
VII.—Discovery of a New Land to the Eastward No access Pages 139 - 158
VIII.—Incident on the Rockefeller Mountains No access Pages 159 - 187
IX.—Winter—Birth of a City No access Pages 188 - 206
X.—Civilization Does not Matter No access Pages 207 - 237
XI.—More Plans and Preparations No access Pages 238 - 270
XII.—The Start of the Southern Parties No access Pages 271 - 304
XIII.—The Base-laying Flight No access Pages 305 - 325
XIV.—Flight to the South Pole No access Pages 326 - 345
XV.—Eastward Beyond the Horizon No access Pages 346 - 364
XVI.—Death of a City No access Pages 365 - 392
XVII.—The Geological Sledge Trip No access Pages 393 - 412
