Discovery: The Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition - Admiral Byrd Classics

Informationen zum Autor Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., (1888-1957) was a pioneering scientific explorer of the Antarctic continent and rear admiral in the United States Navy. He completed one of the first trans-Atlantic flights and flights to the North and South Poles. Byrd was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for heroism given by the United States. Klappentext From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Anarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever. This second Antarctic journey proved as daring, eventful, and inspiring as any Byrd ever embarked upon. Zusammenfassung From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd! Jr. first left Anarctica! he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever. This second Antarctic journey proved as daring! eventful! and inspiring as any Byrd ever embarked upon.

Product details

• Authors: Richard E. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2015
• EAN: 9781442241664
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4166-4
• No. of pages: 476
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 37 mm
• Series: Admiral Byrd Classics; Admiral Byrd Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Expeditions, Antarctica, HISTORY / Polar Regions, TRAVEL / Polar Regions, Expeditions: popular accounts, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands