The Byrds of VirginiaThe Byrds of Virginia are among the most powerful and influential families in this country--and are also one of the oldest. The first Byrd ("William I") settled in Virginia in 1670 and was the founder of the Byrd dynasty that is vigorously represented today by Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Now, eminent author Alden Hatch, with style, wit and extraordinary scholarship, traces the history of the Byrds from 1670 to the present in one of the most engrossing and important biographies of an American family to appear in many years. -- Front book flap |
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... South Pole was probably nearest to Byrd's heart . The project was threatened by the report of a young Marine Corps ... South Pole . For the first time Paul Siple flew with him . Byrd wanted to land at the Pole and take some temperature ...
... South Pole was probably nearest to Byrd's heart . The project was threatened by the report of a young Marine Corps ... South Pole . For the first time Paul Siple flew with him . Byrd wanted to land at the Pole and take some temperature ...
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... South Pole , conclusively proving that Byrd's estimate of condi- tions there was correct . Early in 1957 , Ansel Talbert on the first com- mercial flight over the South Pole radioed , " I am thinking of your first flight . " Admiral ...
... South Pole , conclusively proving that Byrd's estimate of condi- tions there was correct . Early in 1957 , Ansel Talbert on the first com- mercial flight over the South Pole radioed , " I am thinking of your first flight . " Admiral ...
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... South Pole , had been to his own youthful spirit ; and the help that Amundsen , who in his words " breathed greatness , " had been to him on the North Pole flight and in prepar- ing for his first expedition to the Antarctic . On ...
... South Pole , had been to his own youthful spirit ; and the help that Amundsen , who in his words " breathed greatness , " had been to him on the North Pole flight and in prepar- ing for his first expedition to the Antarctic . On ...
Contents
BOOK ONE The First William I To Virginia | 3 |
Royal Blood Massacre Rebellion | 17 |
Westover | 28 |
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