Beyond the Barrier: The Story of Byrd's First Expedition to AntarcticaWithout discrediting the expedition's success or Admiral Richard Byrd's leadership, this book makes clear for the first time that the admiral was not the saintly hero he and the press depicted. A provocative reassessment of an American hero, but a scrupulously objective book that makes a major contribution to history. Photographs. |
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... ship that would carry the expedition had to change his plans also , and he notified Byrd that the ship could take him only as far as New Zealand . The American would have to get from there to his bivouac and back on his own , so he had ...
... ship that would carry the expedition had to change his plans also , and he notified Byrd that the ship could take him only as far as New Zealand . The American would have to get from there to his bivouac and back on his own , so he had ...
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... ship , the Samson , also caused him indigestion . The square- rigger did not arrive in the United States from Norway in early June as expected , and the ship had no radio to explain her tardiness . As days went by with no sign of her ...
... ship , the Samson , also caused him indigestion . The square- rigger did not arrive in the United States from Norway in early June as expected , and the ship had no radio to explain her tardiness . As days went by with no sign of her ...
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... ship . The dockworkers had no sooner noticed the crack than it ripped wide open , and the shock of separation split the ice platform into three floes that started to drift slowly apart . Though the floes were fortunately large enough to ...
... ship . The dockworkers had no sooner noticed the crack than it ripped wide open , and the shock of separation split the ice platform into three floes that started to drift slowly apart . Though the floes were fortunately large enough to ...
Contents
DICK BYRD | 1 |
MOBILIZING | 14 |
THE BATTLE OF NEW YORK CITY | 29 |
Copyright | |
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