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Full title: Discovery, The Story The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition by Richard Evelyn Byrd, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., Ret. With an Introduction by Claude A. Swanson, Secretary of the Navy. Published in New York by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1935. 405pp.
Limited edition of 500 copies. Ours is number 217 of 500 and it's in very good condition, with a large signature from Byrd.
Includes illustrations and maps
From the publisher:
"From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Anarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strange land and the uncharted scientific promise it held were too much to leave behind forever.
"Launched during the Great Depression amid great public skepticism, and with funding at its toughest to secure, this second Antarctic journey proved as daring, eventful, and inspiring as any Byrd embarked upon."
"Admiral Byrd's classic explorations by land, air, and sea transport us to the farthest reaches of the earth. As companions on Byrd's journeys, readers experience the polar landscape through Byrd's own struggles, doubts, revelations, and triumphs and share the excitement of these timeless adventures.
"Byrd proves to be an honest, sensitive, eloquent writer, humbled by the vast dangerous world of the Antarctic. The challenges of leading men, the difficulties of planning and preparation atop the great frozen mountains and ice pack are sympathetically described.
"Byrd was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd's expeditions were the first to reach both the North and South Pole by air."
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Historical background
Biography of Byrd in the Encyclopedia of Virginia, which is also the source of the promotional map pictured here.
