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Author |
Foster, Coram |
Object Name |
Book |
Call# |
HHR 919.804 Foste, C. |
Additional title data |
Rear Admiral Byrd and the polar expeditions : with an account of his life and achievements / by Coram Foster, including by special permission the message of congratulations from the President of the United States, and a special chapter prepared from data given by the National geographic society, Washington, D.C. |
Subjects |
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1st : 1928-1930) Explorers -- United States -- Biography |
Summary |
A departmental order halts the career of Richard Evelyn Byrd -- The Byrds in colonial times -- The Byrds at the time of the Revolution -- The Byrds at the time of the Civil War -- Boyhood days of the new rear admiral -- The future admiral's adventures in the Phillipines -- The fourteen-year-old Byrd explores the Far East and enjoys further adventures in his round-the-world trip -- Back to school at the Virginia Military Institute and through Annapolis -- A commissioned officer in the United States Navy -- Leaving battleship decks for no fault of his own the future admiral takes to aviation -- Planning the Transatlantic flights. Disaster befalls the ZR-2 -- Preparations for a flight to the North Pole and another setback followed by a great achievement -- Preparations completed. The eve of the aerial dash for the North Pole arrives -- Byrd decides to try for the New York to Paris single hop flight -- Preparations for the Antarctic expedition now have the right-of-way -- Commander Byrd tells Bob Davis of his impressions as he flew over the desolate wastes of the North Polar regions -- Selecting the fleet of ships, airplanes and general equipment for the Antarctic venture -- Death of Floyd Bennett a terrible blow to the admiral; contributions of money and equipment received -- Amazing numbers offered to accompany the expedition and called at Byrd's headquarters for approval -- The stout ship, City of New York, starts for New Zealand nine thousand two hundred miles away -- Arrival of the fleet in New Zealand, soon to leave for the South Polar seas -- Arrival at the Bay of Whales and the famous Ross ice barrier -- The buildings of Little America, Byrd's base for more than a year -- Byrd's ship, the City of New York, is spared the fate of Shackleton's ship, Endurance -- John Jacobson, sailmaker of the expedition, tells of killer whales and penguins at drill -- A well selected library proves a boon to ice-bound Little America -- Preparations for the flight to the South Pole -- The Floyd Bennett groomed to the minute -- At last the take-off for the pole -- Polar information from the National Geographic Society addenda. |
Published Date |
1930 |
Catalog Number |
2018.184 |