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035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10277768
035 _a(OCoLC)646798620
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100 1 _aRose, Lisle Abbott,
_d1936-
245 1 0 _aExplorer
_h[electronic resource] :
_bthe life of Richard E. Byrd /
_cLisle A. Rose.
260 _aColumbia :
_bUniversity of Missouri Press,
_cc2008.
300 _axix, 544 p. :
_bill., maps.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 515-519) and index.
505 0 _a"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".
520 _a"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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
600 1 0 _aByrd, Richard Evelyn,
_d1888-1957.
650 0 _aExplorers
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10277768
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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