Skyward : man's mastery of the air /

"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, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Lanham, Maryland] : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]
Colección:Admiral Byrd's classics.
Temas:
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, > 1888-1957 > Travel > Arctic regions.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, > 1888-1957 > Diaries.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, > 1888-1957
Byrd Antarctic Expedition > (1st : > 1928-1930)
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Explorers > United States > Diaries.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Diaries.
Aeronautics > Flights.
Air travel.
Explorateurs > États-Unis > Journaux intimes.
Pilotes d'aéronef militaires > États-Unis > Journaux intimes.
Voyages en avion.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
TRAVEL > Australia & Oceania.
Air travel
Aeronautics > Flights
Air pilots, Military
Discoveries in geography > American
Explorers
Travel
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration > American.
Antarctica
Arctic Regions
United States
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Diaries
Autobiographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Skyward; CONTENTS; I.-The Flyer's Viewpoint; II.-Learning to Fly; III.-On the Thin Edge of Eternity; IV.-Thwarted Hopes; V.-First Trans-Atlantic Flight; VI.-Political Interlude; VII.-The ZR-2 Disaster; VIII.-I Turn Explorer; IX.-The North Pole; X.-Success at Last!; XI.-This Hero Business; XII.-Trans-Atlantic Flight; XIII.-A Narrow Escape; XIV.-In Defense of Spectacular Flights; XV.-The Last Challenge; XVI.-Behind the Scenes; XVII.-A Glimpse into the Future.

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