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... Byrd and Gilbert Grosvenor Shared Byrd's Glory Though. Byrd's bold scheme bore fruit : he joined forces with the Donald B. MacMillan Arctic Expedition of 1925 , to which The Society had made a grant of $ 40,000 . A small undertak- ing ...
... Byrd and Gilbert Grosvenor Shared Byrd's Glory Though. Byrd's bold scheme bore fruit : he joined forces with the Donald B. MacMillan Arctic Expedition of 1925 , to which The Society had made a grant of $ 40,000 . A small undertak- ing ...
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... Byrd's antarctic expeditions . Dogs proved invaluable for hauling food and equipment as well as for rescue missions . Finn Ronne , a member of the 1933-35 party , guides this sledge by the gee pole in his hand . Driver behind uses his ...
... Byrd's antarctic expeditions . Dogs proved invaluable for hauling food and equipment as well as for rescue missions . Finn Ronne , a member of the 1933-35 party , guides this sledge by the gee pole in his hand . Driver behind uses his ...
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... Byrd's pride and concern for his men made him hide his desperate plight from his ex- pedition mates at Little America . He would not give them cause to set out in the bitter , black antarctic night to rescue him . But the irregularity ...
... Byrd's pride and concern for his men made him hide his desperate plight from his ex- pedition mates at Little America . He would not give them cause to set out in the bitter , black antarctic night to rescue him . But the irregularity ...
Contents
Across the Frozen Desert to Byrd Station Tractorborne Explorers | vi |
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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