The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... reached the village of Ver - sur- Mer , a mile away . " Even after we reached it , " Byrd wrote , " we spent much time going from house to house trying to arouse someone .... A boy on a bicycle passed us , but he must have thought we ...
... reached the village of Ver - sur- Mer , a mile away . " Even after we reached it , " Byrd wrote , " we spent much time going from house to house trying to arouse someone .... A boy on a bicycle passed us , but he must have thought we ...
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... reached it only a month later and died on the re- turn trip . When the South Pole Station was dedi- cated in January , 1957 , Admiral Byrd said : " In this year of inter- national activity in the Antarctic , it is fitting that we should ...
... reached it only a month later and died on the re- turn trip . When the South Pole Station was dedi- cated in January , 1957 , Admiral Byrd said : " In this year of inter- national activity in the Antarctic , it is fitting that we should ...
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... reached its goal - the rela- tively secure waters of the lake . All signs indicated that only three of the original eight goslings reached open water to continue across the lake to the brood area that so mysteriously beckoned them ...
... reached its goal - the rela- tively secure waters of the lake . All signs indicated that only three of the original eight goslings reached open water to continue across the lake to the brood area that so mysteriously beckoned them ...
Contents
Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
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