Little America - Aerial Exploration In The Antarctic The Flight To The South Pole

BYRD, Richard Evelyn

Verlag: U.S.A / G. P. Putnam's, 1930

Beschreibung

The author, along with a crew of 42 men, eighty-four sled dogs, two ships, and three airplanes, established a coastal base called Little America. As part of a four-man crew, he flew to the South Pole on November 28, 1929. The flight won him a Navy Cross and promotion to rear admiral. The expedition crew also discovered the northwestern portion of Antarctica, which Byrd named Marie Byrd Land in honor of his wife. He made a subsequent trip to Antarctica in 1934 with a one-year expedition, and later returned in 1940 as the commanding officer of the U.S. Antarctic Service, created to establish a permanent base on the continent for additional exploration. With good black&white photos. A cloth bound 4th impression in good condition-the cloth of the binding is marked. (422 pages & 16 pages of introduction). This is a heavy book over 1kg so there will be an extra postage charge. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4977

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Little America - Aerial Exploration In The ...

Verlag: U.S.A / G. P. Putnam's

Erscheinungsdatum: 1930

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

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