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Little America
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.
其他書名
Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, The Flight to the South Pole
出版
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
, 2015-05-15
主題
Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers
History / United States / 20th Century
History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Biography & Autobiography / General
ISBN
9781442241718
1442241713
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=07B_CgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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.