01880nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10277768 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 070829s2008 mouab sb s001 0beng 2007035754 9780826217820 (alk. paper) 0826217826 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646798620 n-us--- G585.B8 R68 2008eb 919.8/904 B 22 Rose, Lisle Abbott, 1936- Explorer [electronic resource] : the life of Richard E. Byrd / Lisle A. Rose. Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008. xix, 544 p. : ill., maps. Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-519) and index. "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". "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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957. Explorers United States Biography. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10277768 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 4942 4942