Footsteps on the Ice : The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition /

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"These are the diaries of Stuart Paine, a dog driver, radio operator, and navigator on Admiral Richard Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition (1933-1935). Notably, Paine guided a three-man geological party up the Ross Ice Shelf and Thorne (Scott) Glacier to explore and map unknown territory ne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Paine, Stuart D. L.
Otros Autores: Paine, M. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Paine, Stuart D. L.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn (Soldat)
Paine, Stuart D. L. > Diaries.
Paine, Stuart D. L. > Travel > Antarctica.
Entdeckungsreise.
Entdeckung > Antarktis.
Expedition
Travel.
Explorers.
Discoveries in geography.
TRAVEL.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
Explorateurs > Antarctique > Journaux intimes.
Explorers > Antarctica > Diaries.
Antarktis.
Antarktis > Reisen und Expeditionen > Geschichte 20. Jh.
Antarktis
Antarctica.
Antarctique > Decouverte et exploration.
Antarctica > Discovery and exploration.
Autobiographies.
Diaries.
Electronic books.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Footsteps on the Ice The Antarctic Diaries of Stuart D. Paine, Second Byrd Expedition; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Chinook Kennels; 2 At Sea; 3 The Roaring Forties and South December 13, 1933-January 16, 1934; 4 Misery Trail January 24-February 28, 1934; 5 Journey of "Seven Hells" March 1-31, 1934; 6 Little America April 1-22, 1934; 7 The Old Mess Hall April 25-June 10, 1934; 8 The Deep Winter Night June 15-July 17, 1934; 9 The Admiral and Summer Field Preparations July 20-October 15, 1934.
  • 10 The Start of the Southern Journey October 16-November 20, 193411 In Select Company November 21-December 5, 1934; 12 Mount Weaver December 6, 1934-January 11, 1935; 13 Homeward January 13-May 12, 1935; Afterword; Appendix 1 The Men of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition; Appendix 2 "What Is It Like to Travel at Seventy-five below Zero?" by Dr. Thomas C. Poulter; Appendix 3 Fall Southern Trip Meteorological and Navigating Records; Appendix 4 Barrier Bull Selections; Appendix 5 Logistics Planning from Mile 173 to Mile 445.5, Thorne Glacier, and Return to Little America.
  • Appendix 6 Navigation and Triangulation Reports: Summer Journey to the Queen Maud RangeBibliography; Index.

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