Beyond the Barrier: The Story of Byrd's First Expedition to Antarctica

by Eugene Rodgers

Book Overview

When this book originally appeared in 1990, it was hailed as an important new work because of the author's access to Adm. Richard E. Byrd's just-released private papers. Previous books on the legendary polar explorer had to rely on sources subject to the admiral's vigilant censorship or the control of his heirs and friends. With this study Eugene Rodgers provides a scrupulously honest and objective account of Byrd's 1929 expedition to Antarctica...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557507139
• ISBN13: 9781557507136
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.0"